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WEREE  2024 | 15min | Documentary


Having fled the Liberian Civil War, renowned self-taught artist
Johnson Weree is seeking asylum in the Netherlands where he lives undocumented and without a fixed address.
Haunted by the horrors of his past, he draws bright-coloured otherworldly portraits, whilst longing for a brighter future.
Credits

Director / Producer:  Tal Amiran
Cinematography:  Tal Amiran
Editing: Tal Amiran
Sound Design: Michael F. Bates
Music: Martin Mahieu
Colourist: Chris Shaw
Sound Design Consultant: Rick Blything
Artwork Photography: Marcel Koppen
English, English subtitles.
Official selections

Mammoth Lakes Film Festival, 2024
Brooklyn Film Festival, 2024
Sidewalk Film Festival, 2024
HollyShorts London, 2024
St. Louis International Film Festival, 2024
Newport Beach Film Festival, 2024
PÖFF Shorts Black Nights Film Festival, 2024
Crested Butte Film Festival, 2024
American Documentary Film Festival (AmDocs), 2024
Eastern Oregon Film Festival, 2024
Tacoma Film Festival, 2024
DokuBaku International Documentary Film Festival 2024
Newburyport Documentary Film Festival, 2024
The Fine Arts Film Festival, 2024
Sunderland Shorts Film Festival, 2024
River Film Festival, 2024
AVIFF le festival du film d'artiste, 2024
Sole Luna Doc Film Festival, 2024
African Diaspora Cinema Festival, 2024
Regina International Film Festival, 2024
International Film Festival The Hague, 2024
Snake Alley Festival of Film, 2024
The Shortest Nights, 2024
Shorts Mexico, 2024
Lunenburg Doc Fest, 2024
International Film Festival The Hague, 2024
San Francisco Short Film Festival, 2024
Festival internacional Signos da Noite, 2024
Girona Film Festival, 2024
Yellowstone International Film Festival, 2024
Pori Film Festival, 2024
Recontres du film d’art Saint Gaudens, 2025







Awards

Newport Beach Film Festival - Audience Award: Best Art, Architecture + Design short
San Francisco Short Film Festival, 2024 - Audience Award: Best Foreign Documentary
African Diaspora Cinema Festival, 2024 - Best Short Documentary
Shorts Mexico - Honorable Mention
The Fine Arts Film Festival, 2024 - Impact Award
Sunderland Shorts Film Festival, 2024 - Honorable Mention