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“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.
Top Cast
Mary Ghattas as Lamis
Marcelo Souza e Silva as Wilson
Grace Passô as (Narrator)
Gláucia Vandeveld as Mãe de Wilson
Theo Campolina Pretti as Omar
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