Three Centimetres
Director: Lara Zeidan
Script: Lara Zeidan
Director of Photography: Piero Cioffi
Producer: Steven Swirko
Editing: Emanuele Bonomi
Sound: Kateryna Zabulonska
Cast: Mira Choukeir, Bissan Ahmad, Melissa Dano, Joyce Abou Jaoude
United Kingdom / Fiction / 9' / HD / Color/ 2018
Four teenage girls find their friendship put to the test while suspended high above Beirut on a Ferris wheel. As secrets are revealed and tensions rise, this claustrophobic drama culminates in an unexpected confession.
CV
Lara Zeidan is a Lebanese/Canadian filmmaker. After completing a BA in Graphic Design at the American University of Beirut, she enrolled at the London Film School MA Filmmaking course to develop her skills as a writer/director. Her graduation film ‘Three Centimetres' premiered at Berlinale 2018, winning the Teddy Award for Best Short Film.
Filmography
Three Centimetres 2018, Yellow Moon 2016.
Festivals Attended
Three Centimetres: Berlinale, Edinburgh Intl. Film Festival, Melbourne Intl. Film Festival, Sao Paulo Intl. Short Film Festival, Raindance Film Festival, Hamburg Intl. Short Film Festival, Montreal Festival du Nouveau Cinema, Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia, Underwire Festival, ALCINE Film Festival, ZINEBI, St Louis Intl. Film Festival, Stockholm Film Festival, Tirana Intl. Film Festival, Sarajevo Film Festival
Awards
Three Centimetres: Best Short Film - Berlinale, Best of British Live Action Award - Encounters Film Festival, Iris Prize - Iris Prize Festival, Special Mention - Queer Lisboa
Contact: larazeidan91@gmail.com