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![Warsha is an award-winning short film that explores societal expectations through the perspective of a Syrian migrant worker. All photos: Manu Ferneini unless otherwise specified](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/TDHJS55XFRCYTMN5JO5J5HIXUY.png?smart=true&auth=44bd0030a476d11c19ecac1864b282e8301a796217dc96537b1e1258501bf903&width=400&height=225)
![Bdeir and Khansa collaborated on the story and film](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/5Z74BBEODVGCFN4FSA25NIFWLI.jpeg?smart=true&auth=3b6c60f2b25eb340c2a26782ae5525690a8f89db087cde8973bdc08c44c12069&width=400&height=225)
![Warsha has been screened in over 200 Festivals in over 60 counties and has won over 91 awards](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/3Y4SKLQ3YNGUVHC376HW63F2OQ.jpeg?smart=true&auth=8e368baa695f84f5bb09e02e04238fbf9df5ae9ab4a3b6fd439f3dcd3cbf9893&width=400&height=225)
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![Warsha is an award-winning short film that explores societal expectations through the perspective of a Syrian migrant worker. All photos: Manu Ferneini unless otherwise specified](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/TDHJS55XFRCYTMN5JO5J5HIXUY.png?smart=true&auth=44bd0030a476d11c19ecac1864b282e8301a796217dc96537b1e1258501bf903&width=400&height=225)
![Bdeir and Khansa collaborated on the story and film](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/5Z74BBEODVGCFN4FSA25NIFWLI.jpeg?smart=true&auth=3b6c60f2b25eb340c2a26782ae5525690a8f89db087cde8973bdc08c44c12069&width=400&height=225)
![Warsha has been screened in over 200 Festivals in over 60 counties and has won over 91 awards](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/3Y4SKLQ3YNGUVHC376HW63F2OQ.jpeg?smart=true&auth=8e368baa695f84f5bb09e02e04238fbf9df5ae9ab4a3b6fd439f3dcd3cbf9893&width=400&height=225)
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Dania Bdeir’s Oscar-shortlisted Lebanese film Warsha: a story of migration and masculinity
Award-winning short starring Arab pop artist Khansa had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival
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Maan Jalal
January 13, 2023
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