West Bank Story
Synopsis
A musical comedy about David, an Israeli soldier, and Fatima, a Palestinian fast food cashier - an unlikely couple who fall in love amidst the animosity of their families' dueling falafel stands in the West Bank.
Tensions mount when the Kosher King's new pastry machine juts onto Hummus Hut property. The Palestinians ruin the machine and the Israelis respond by building a wall between the two eating establishments.
The couple professes their love for each other, triggering a chain of events that destroys both restaurants and forces all to find common ground in an effort to rebuild, planting a seed of hope.
Tensions mount when the Kosher King's new pastry machine juts onto Hummus Hut property. The Palestinians ruin the machine and the Israelis respond by building a wall between the two eating establishments.
The couple professes their love for each other, triggering a chain of events that destroys both restaurants and forces all to find common ground in an effort to rebuild, planting a seed of hope.
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Best Short Film - Audience Award
21 Apr – 24 Apr | United States
Canal+ International Award
Cinema Jove: International Film Festival of Valencia
18 Jun – 25 Jun | Spain
Best of the Fest - Short Subjects
10 Nov – 20 Nov | United States
Best Short Film
Filmets: Badalona International Short Film Festival
18 Nov – 26 Nov | Spain
Best Script
Filmets: Badalona International Short Film Festival
18 Nov – 26 Nov | Spain
Best Short Film - Audience Award
6 Apr – 10 Apr | United States
3rd Place - Narrative Film
2 May – 6 May | United States
Silver Leopard - East of the Mediterranean
2 Aug – 12 Aug | Switzerland
Audience Prize
International Short Film Festival Winterthur
8 Nov – 12 Nov | Switzerland
Previous screenings
2005
20 Jan – 30 Jan | Park City, United States
9 Feb – 12 Feb | Aspen, United States
1 Apr – 8 Apr | Calabasas, United States
8 Apr – 17 Apr | Maitland, United States
21 Apr – 30 Apr | Newport Beach, United States
21 Apr – 24 Apr | Indianapolis, United States
Best Short Film - Audience Award
13 May – 28 May | Albany & Saratoga Springs, United States
Newport International Film Festival
7 Jun – 12 Jun | Newport, United States
10 Jun – 12 Jun | Saugatuck, United States
14 Jun – 19 Jun | Toronto, Canada
Cinema Jove: International Film Festival of Valencia
18 Jun – 25 Jun | Valencia, Spain
Canal+ International Award
22 Sep – 25 Sep | Bend, United States
6 Oct – 13 Oct | New Orleans, United States
19 Oct – 23 Oct | East Hampton, United States
25 Oct – 30 Oct | Bethel, United States
10 Nov – 20 Nov | St. Louis, United States
Best of the Fest - Short Subjects
Filmets: Badalona International Short Film Festival
18 Nov – 26 Nov | Badalona, Spain
Best Short Film
Best Script
Best Script
2006
2 Mar – 5 Mar | Libertyville, United States
6 Apr – 10 Apr | Ashland, United States
Best Short Film - Audience Award
2 May – 6 May | New York, United States
3rd Place - Narrative Film
30 May – 4 Jun | Melbourne, Australia
2 Aug – 12 Aug | Locarno, Switzerland
Silver Leopard - East of the Mediterranean
International Short Film Festival Winterthur
8 Nov – 12 Nov | Winterthur, Switzerland
Audience Prize
2007
15 May – 20 May | Vienna, Austria
2008
7 May – 11 May | Bologna, Italy
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Running time
22 min
User rating
4/5 (< 5 ratings)
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