Wissam Charaf

Directing·Beirut, Lebanon

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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.

Film	Credit
Disorder2024 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
If the Sun Drowned Into an Ocean of Clouds2023 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
You Teenagers2023 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Dirty, Difficult, Dangerous2023 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
PPas de panique2020 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Unforgettable Memory of a Friend2018 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
MManuel de survie d'un combattant2016 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
AAprès2016 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Heaven Sent2016 · Director	Director
GGeronimo2014 · Actor	Actor
IIt's All in Lebanon2012 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
HHizz Ya Wizz2005 · Director	Director
HHolidayDirector, Writer	Director, Writer