About
Born in Beirut in 1973, Wissam Charaf is a filmmaker and journalist. He worked as assistant director on the music videos of Noir Désir, Sinead O’Connor and Ingrid Caven. He has made six short films including Hizz Ya Wizz, Un héros ne meurt jamais and Après. His first feature film, Fallen from the Sky, was selected at ACID – Cannes. Dirty Difficult Dangerous, his second feature film, won the Europa Cinemas Award at the Festival of Venice in 2022. In 2023, his new short film, If the Sun Drowned Into an Ocean of Clouds, was presented as part of the official selection in Venice, and won the Special Jury Prize at the Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival 2024.
Filmography
Disorder2024 · Director, Writer, Editor
If the Sun Drowned Into an Ocean of Clouds2023 · Writer, Editor, Director
You Teenagers2023 · Director of Photography
Dirty, Difficult, Dangerous2023 · Director, Writer
Pas de panique2020 · Director, Writer, Editor
Unforgettable Memory of a Friend2018 · Director, Screenplay
Manuel de survie d'un combattant2016 · Director, Writer
Après2016 · Director, Writer
Heaven Sent2016 · Director
It's All in Lebanon2012 · Director, Writer
Hizz Ya Wizz2005 · Director