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West Bank Story

A funny musical about an Israeli soldier, David, and a Palestinian girl, Fatima, who fall in love amid a bitter fight between two fast food chains on opposing sides of the Middle East conflict. Hummus Hut vs. Kosher King, or the Israeli-Palestinian crisis in an Oscar-winning short film.

  • USA
  • 2005, 21 min
  • Director: Ari Sandel
  • Director of photography: Gavin Kelly
  • Editor: Avi Youabian
  • Screenplay: Ari Sandel, Kim Ray
  • Music: Yuval Ron
  • Cast: Ben Newmark, Noureen DeWulf, A.J. Tannen, Joey Naber
  • Contacts: Ari Sandel
  • Producer: Pascal Vaguelsy, Amy Kim, Ashley Jordan, Ravi Malhotra
  • Production: Ari Sandel


Ari Sandel

Ari Sandel (b. 1975, USA) studied media arts and Middle Eastern studies at the University of Southern California’s school of Cinema-Television. He has made music videos and TV shows. West Bank Story (2005) is his first film. In 2006, he made the feature documentary Vince Vaughn’s Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights, screened at the Toronto Film Festival. His feature film The Duff (2015) will premiere in US cinemas in April.