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.