Trailer
This film will be presented during the La Nuit du court event on March 22nd, 2025 at Concordia University.
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.
Director’s statement:
Weree is my fourth short documentary and as with my previous short docs, I continue to explore the subject of migration as well as work in a public space. In ‘Weree’ I am interested in exploring how creativity can be utilised when dealing with trauma, using art as a form of healing.
- Tal Amiran
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.
Director’s statement:
Weree is my fourth short documentary and as with my previous short docs, I continue to explore the subject of migration as well as work in a public space. In ‘Weree’ I am interested in exploring how creativity can be utilised when dealing with trauma, using art as a form of healing.
- Tal Amiran
Overview of some festivals:
American Documentary Film Festival, United States (2024)
African Diaspora Cinema Festival, Best Documentary Short, Italy (2024)
AVIFF, le festival du film d’artiste, France (2024)
San Francisco Short Film Festival, Audience Award: Best Foreign Documentary, United States (2024)
Newport Beach Film Festival, Audience Award: Best Art, Architecture, + Design Short, United States (2024)
American Documentary Film Festival, United States (2024)
African Diaspora Cinema Festival, Best Documentary Short, Italy (2024)
AVIFF, le festival du film d’artiste, France (2024)
San Francisco Short Film Festival, Audience Award: Best Foreign Documentary, United States (2024)
Newport Beach Film Festival, Audience Award: Best Art, Architecture, + Design Short, United States (2024)
| Director | Tal Amiran |
| Director of Photography | Marcel Koppen |
| Camera | Tal Amiran |
| Cast | Johnson Weree |
| Sound Design | Michael F. Bates |
| Music | Martin Mahieu |
Session
• Université Concordia - H110, Pavillon Henry F. Hall
Saturday, march 22, 2025, 07:00 p.m. — 10:26 p.m.
Production
Tal Amiran
Tal Amiran is a multiple award-winning filmmaker based in London, UK. His films have been screened at over a hundred film festivals internationally including the BFI London Film Festival, AFI DOCS, Hamptons International Film Festival and Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, winning numerous awards including at Woodstock Film Festival and Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival. His films were shortlisted for the Cinema Eye Honors and the Grierson Awards, longlisted for BIFA (British Independent Film Awards), nominated for One World Media Awards, acquired by the BFI National Archive and have been showcased by Vimeo Staff Pick, Filmmaker Magazine, Aeon and Argo. Amiran is a Senior Lecturer at London College of Communication, University of the Arts London.
Biographic notes provided by the film production team
Biographic notes provided by the film production team
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Université Concordia - H110, Pavillon Henry F. Hall
Saturday, march 22, 2025, 07:00 p.m.
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