Fiche Film
Cinéma/TV
COURT Métrage | 2021
Laughing Woo Woo (The)
Pays concerné : États-Unis
Durée : 16 minutes
Genre : comédie dramatique
Type : fiction

Français

A lonesome Egyptian asylee in San Francisco battles his bizarre misfortunes to follow immigration procedures and his only hope is his greedy lawyer.

mit / estrelado / starring / avec
Pegasus Ghobreal, Gareth Williams, Carlos Diego Mendoza

um filme de / a film by / un film de / ein film von
Amir YOUSSEF (II)

United States | 2021 | Fiction | 16 mins | Comédie Dramatique

Title | Titre : THE LAUGHING WOO WOO
Runtime | Durée : 16 mins
Color | Couleur : Color | Couleur
Frame | Rapport de forme : 4:3
Format du négatif : 16 mm

PRODUCERS | PRODUCTEURS
Arthur Gallery… pre-production producer
Andrew Wagner… producer
Amir Youssef… producer

CAST | ACTRICES-ACTEURS (in credits order)
Pegasus Ghobreal…………………………….. Simsim
Gareth Williams……………………………….. Dale
Carlos Diego Mendoza……………………….. Ninja Cyclist
Allison Dean……………………………………. San Francisco Passenger
Pancho Lopez Jr……………………………….. Mexican Passenger
Freddie Diaz…………………………………… Border Patrol Officer
JD Arandia (as Jose Arandia)…………….. Street Vendor
Mira Elmahmoudi…………………………….. Bus Driver
Evan Francis………………………………….. HomeLess #1

REGISSEUR | DIRECTOR | RÉALISATEUR :
Amir YOUSSEF (II)

Screenplay | Scénario : Amir Youssef
Cinematography | Images : Evan Weidenkeller
Music | Musique : Clarissa Bitar
Intro Music | Musique (Intro) : Sam KhattarI
Editing | Montage : Amir Youssef
Casting | Directrice de Casting : Heather Fox
Production Design | Décors : Nell Henderson
Production Manager | Directrice de Production : Bianca Beyrouti
Sound recordist | Son : Damari Lawrence
Re-recording mixer | Mixeur : Brian Casey Lee
Additional sound recordist | Son additionnel : Craig Mitchell Vincent
Steadicam : Eddie Akaba
Swing : Enrique Camacho, Hazim Muftik
Gaffer | Chef Électricien : Andy Haney
Additional gaffer | Électricien (Renforts) : Ryan Owen Nelson
First assistant camera : Matt Emmanuel
Second assistant camera : Ashley Valenzuela, Frankie Padilla
Grip | Machiniste : Nicholas Yee
Extras Casting | Directeur de Casting des figurants) : JD Arandia (as Jose Arandia)
Colorist | Etalonnage : Ayumi Ashley…
Script supervisor | Script Boy : Peter Mansour



PRODUKTION / PRODUÇÃO / PRODUCTION / PRODUCTION :
Cats Films

CONTACT (Print Copy / Diffusion du film, Festivals)
Amir Youssef | amirnyh(@)gmail.com


* Winner: Best Comedy Short 2022 (Oregon Short Film Festival)
* Winner: Best Arthouse Film 2022 (Hollywood New Directors)
* Winner: Best Dramedy Short 2022 (Hollywood New Directors)



FESTIVALS – PROJECÇÕES / FESTIVALS – SCREENINGS / PROJECTIONS (selection) :
/// 2023 | Selection | Slamdance Film Festival
/// 2022 | Selection | San Francisco Indiefest
/// 2022 | Selection | Bare Bones International Film & Music Festival
/// 2022 | Selection | Arab Film Festival, US
/// 2022 | Selection | Oregon Short Film Festival
/// 2022 | Semi-Finalist | Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival
/// 2022 | Selection | Hollywood New Directors


Fuente / Fontes / Our Source / Quelle / Nos Sources (MAIS INFORMAÇÕES / READ MORE / PLUS D’INFOS) :
– Africiné Magazine
– https://seedandspark.com/fund/the-laughing-woo-woo
– www.instagram.com/thelaughingwoowoo/
– www.facebook.com/thelaughingwoowoo
– www.imdb.com/fr/title/tt15137466/
Updated by Thierno DIA, 06 April 2025

English

A lonesome Egyptian asylee in San Francisco battles his bizarre misfortunes to follow immigration procedures and his only hope is his greedy lawyer.

mit / estrelado / starring / avec
Pegasus Ghobreal, Gareth Williams, Carlos Diego Mendoza

um filme de / a film by / un film de / ein film von
Amir YOUSSEF (II)

United States | 2021 | Fiction | 16 mins | Dramedy (Comedy, Drama)

Title | Titre : THE LAUGHING WOO WOO
Runtime | Durée : 16 mins
Color | Couleur : Color | Couleur
Frame | Rapport de forme : 4:3
Format du négatif : 16 mm

PRODUCERS | PRODUCTEURS
Arthur Gallery… pre-production producer
Andrew Wagner… producer
Amir Youssef… producer

CAST | ACTRICES-ACTEURS (in credits order)
Pegasus Ghobreal…………………………….. Simsim
Gareth Williams……………………………….. Dale
Carlos Diego Mendoza……………………….. Ninja Cyclist
Allison Dean……………………………………. San Francisco Passenger
Pancho Lopez Jr……………………………….. Mexican Passenger
Freddie Diaz…………………………………… Border Patrol Officer
JD Arandia (as Jose Arandia)…………….. Street Vendor
Mira Elmahmoudi…………………………….. Bus Driver
Evan Francis………………………………….. HomeLess #1

REGISSEUR | DIRECTOR | RÉALISATEUR :
Amir YOUSSEF (II)

Screenplay | Scénario : Amir Youssef
Cinematography | Images : Evan Weidenkeller
Music | Musique : Clarissa Bitar
Intro Music | Musique (Intro) : Sam KhattarI
Editing | Montage : Amir Youssef
Casting | Directrice de Casting : Heather Fox
Production Design | Décors : Nell Henderson
Production Manager | Directrice de Production : Bianca Beyrouti
Sound recordist | Son : Damari Lawrence
Re-recording mixer | Mixeur : Brian Casey Lee
Additional sound recordist | Son additionnel : Craig Mitchell Vincent
Steadicam : Eddie Akaba
Swing : Enrique Camacho, Hazim Muftik
Gaffer | Chef Électricien : Andy Haney
Additional gaffer | Électricien (Renforts) : Ryan Owen Nelson
First assistant camera : Matt Emmanuel
Second assistant camera : Ashley Valenzuela, Frankie Padilla
Grip | Machiniste : Nicholas Yee
Extras Casting | Directeur de Casting des figurants) : JD Arandia (as Jose Arandia)
Colorist | Etalonnage : Ayumi Ashley…
Script supervisor | Script Boy : Peter Mansour



PRODUKTION / PRODUÇÃO / PRODUCTION / PRODUCTION :
Cats Films

CONTACT (Print Copy / Diffusion du film, Festivals)
Amir Youssef | amirnyh(@)gmail.com


* Winner: Best Comedy Short 2022 (Oregon Short Film Festival)
* Winner: Best Arthouse Film 2022 (Hollywood New Directors)
* Winner: Best Dramedy Short 2022 (Hollywood New Directors)



FESTIVALS – PROJECÇÕES / FESTIVALS – SCREENINGS / PROJECTIONS (selection) :
/// 2023 | Selection | Slamdance Film Festival
/// 2022 | Selection | San Francisco Indiefest
/// 2022 | Selection | Bare Bones International Film & Music Festival
/// 2022 | Selection | Arab Film Festival, US
/// 2022 | Selection | Oregon Short Film Festival
/// 2022 | Semi-Finalist | Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival
/// 2022 | Selection | Hollywood New Directors


Fuente / Fontes / Our Source / Quelle / Nos Sources (MAIS INFORMAÇÕES / READ MORE / PLUS D’INFOS) :
– Africiné Magazine
– https://seedandspark.com/fund/the-laughing-woo-woo
– www.instagram.com/thelaughingwoowoo/
– www.facebook.com/thelaughingwoowoo
– www.imdb.com/fr/title/tt15137466/
Updated by Thierno DIA, 06 April 2025
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