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West Bank Story is a comedy/musical short film directed by Ari Sandel, co-written by Sandel and Kim Ray, produced by Pascal Vaguelsy, Amy Kim, Ashley Jordan, Ravi Malhotra, Bill Boland, and featuring choreography by Ramon Del Barrio. The film is a parody of the classic musical film West Side Story, which in turn is an adaptation of Romeo and Juliet. The film follows the romance between the relatives of the owners of rival falafel restaurants, one Israeli and the other Palestinian, respectively named the "Kosher King" and the "Hummus Hut," in the West Bank. The film stars Ben Newmark as the IDF soldier, Noureen DeWulf as the Palestinian cashier, A.J. Tannen as the Israeli restaurant owner, and Joey Naber as his Palestinian rival.
Original Release
01/01/2005
US Release
01/01/2005
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Ben Newmark | David |
Noureen DeWulf | Fatima |
A.J. Tannen | Ariel |
Joey Naber | Ahmed |
Haguy Wigdor | Ruvik |
Oren Rehany | Uri |
Nicholas Massouh | Mustafa |
Will Greenberg | Shlomo |
Sharif Ibrahim | Mahmoud / Masked Palestinian with I.D. |
Daniella Diezba | Ludmila |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Ben Newmark | David |
Noureen DeWulf | Fatima |
A.J. Tannen | Ariel |
Joey Naber | Ahmed |
Haguy Wigdor | Ruvik |
Oren Rehany | Uri |
Nicholas Massouh | Mustafa |
Will Greenberg | Shlomo |
Sharif Ibrahim | Mahmoud / Masked Palestinian with I.D. |
Daniella Diezba | Ludmila |
Keith Lal | Mohammed |
Assaf Cohen | Menorah Mickey |
Raymond Del Barrio | Bruce |
Anthony Shams | Palestinian Costumer |
Roger Marks | Israeli Customer |
Hershel Remer | Rabbi with Torah / Fiddler on Roof |
Jillian Schmitz | Dancer |
Chelsea Hackett | Dancer |
Monica Flores | Dancer |
Shaby Akhavi | Dancer |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Ari Sandel | Producer |
Bill Boland | Producer |
Jeff Couch | Producer |
Ashley Jordan | Producer |
Amy S. Kim | Producer |
Ravi Malhotra | Producer |
Kim Ray | Producer |
Pascal Vaguelsy | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2007 | Oscar | Best Short Film, Live Action | Won |