Wissame Cherfi

Director, Writer, and Editor in Genève, Suisse

Wissame Cherfi

Director, Writer, and Editor in Genève, Suisse

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Wissame Cherfi is a French-Algerian filmmaker based in Ferney-Voltaire, near Geneva. He came to prominence with his first short film, We Are Dublin, that won the St. Patrick’s Special Prize at the “I LOVE MY CITY” showcase in 2013. It was also shortlisted for 'Best Short Documentary' at the Underground Film Festival 2013. In November 2015 he directed the visual poem Dublin You Are for Dublin 2020. This short film went viral and currently has almost 300,000 views shared between YouTube and Facebook. He also worked on two long feature-length documentaries as Assistant Director: ''Europe, She Loves'' (2016) and ''Loving Lorna'' (2017).

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