While We Are Here

While We Are Here

6.3

Jan 27 2019

1h 15m

Documentary

“While we are here” mixes fiction, travelogue, film diary and documentary to tell the story Lamis, a Lebanese woman who just moved to New York and Wilson, a Brazilian man living illegally for 10 years in the same city. The film narrates the story of their relationship in a personal way by articulating macro-political issues with intimate ones.

Mary Ghattas

Mary Ghattas

Lamis

Marcelo Souza e Silva

Marcelo Souza e Silva

Wilson

Grace Passô

Grace Passô

(Narrator)

Gláucia Vandeveld

Gláucia Vandeveld

Mãe de Wilson