While We Are Here

While We Are Here — Plot

“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.

• Release date
• January 27, 2019
• Runtime
• 75 min
• Genres
• Documentary
• Director
• Luiz Pretti

While We Are Here — Cast

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Mary Ghattas Lamis

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Marcelo Souza e Silva Wilson Grace Passô (Narrator)

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Gláucia Vandeveld Mãe de Wilson

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Theo Campolina Pretti Omar