While We Are Here

“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.

Cast

Mary Ghattas

Lamis

Marcelo Souza e Silva

Wilson

Grace Passô

(Narrator)

Gláucia Vandeveld

Mãe de Wilson

Theo Campolina Pretti

Omar