A filmmaker has produced a new short film, The Truth Behind the Smoke, to highlight the harmful effects of smoking shisha, which was published earlier today on The Shuttle's website.

It was produced by Blackburn with Darwen Council working in partnership with a British design agency TPW.

Although the film is set in England, it relates a great deal to a specific population in Qatar. Smoking shisha is a favorite time-passing social activity for many locals and expatriates.

One session of shisha smoking is known to have harmful effects equivalent to or higher than smoking 20 cigarettes, according to a health expert at Hamad Medical Corporation.

If you smoke shisha, watch the video and let us know if it changed your mind.

Video republished from The Shuttle | TPW