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2007 ACADEMY AWARD WINNER--BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT***NOW AVAILABLE ON ITUNES***"LAUGH-OUT-LOUD FUNNY...PERFECT" NEWSDAY*************** "THE CAST IS TERRIFIC" HOLLYWOOD REPORTER***************"TIMELY, FUNNY AND WILL PROBABLY WIN (THE OSCAR)" BOSTON GLOBE******* "AN ENGAGING YARN" TIME MAGAZINE******* "DELIGHTS" CHICAGO SUN-TIMES*** "AUDACIOUS....A HOOT TO WATCH" SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE************ "WILDLY INVENTIVE...SMART...ENTERTAINING...SPLENDID" SEATTLE TIMES*** " EXPERTLY MADE...IMPRESSIVE...'WEST BANK STORY' SHOWS THAT SHORT FILMS DONE RIGHT RETAIN THE POWER TO SURPRISE AND DELIGHT" KENNETH TURAN, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES*****A musical comedy set in the fast-paced, fast-food world of competing falafel stands in the West Bank. David, an Israeli soldier, falls in love with the beautiful Palestinian cashier, Fatima, despite the animosity between their families' dueling restaurants. Can the couple's love withstand a century old conflict and their families' desire to control the future of the chic pea in the Middle East?********

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MAIN CAST: David: Ben Newmark, Fatima: Noureen DeWulf, Ariel: A.J. Tannen, Ahmed: Joey Naber, Ruvik: Haguy Wigdor, Uri: Oren Rehany, Mustafa Nicholas Massouh, Shlomo: Will Greenberg, Menorah Mickey: Assaf Cohen, Mohammed: Keith Lal, Ludmila: Daniella Diezba, Mahmoud: Sharif Abrams, Bruce: Raymond Del Barrio***WITH: Roger Marks, Anthony Shams, Hershel Remer.

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CNN PIECE ON WBS

  CHECK OUT THIS 7 MINUTE CNN PIECE ON 'WEST BANK STORY' http://www.emailthis.clickability.com/et/emailThis?clickMap= viewThis&etMailToID=690956353 *
Posted by on Thu, 10 May 2007 16:45:00 GMT

WEST BANK STORY Available on ITUNES

WEST BANK STORY is now available for purchase/download on ITUNES for $1.99.
Posted by on Sat, 10 Mar 2007 18:32:00 GMT

WEST BANK STORY WINS 2007 ACADEMY AWARD FOR BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT

During the 79th Academy Award Ceremony WEST BANK STORY won the OSCAR for BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT Check out the official OSCAR.com page: http://www.oscar.com/oscarnight/winners/?pn=detail&nomin ee=We...
Posted by on Sun, 04 Mar 2007 05:01:00 GMT

The U.S. REVIEWS are in for 'WEST BANK STORY'

*****With last week's 50 city opening of Magnolia Pictures '2006 Academy Nominated Shorts' program, WEST BANK STORY was  reviewd and supported by almost every major publication in the countr...
Posted by on Fri, 23 Feb 2007 16:07:00 GMT

HOLLYWOOD REPORTER Article

  Direct link: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/features /columns/e3if37c02bf3d9ac53129f5f572544a6bc0 ..Dueling falafel stands short jump starts careerBy Martin A. Grove Fe...
Posted by on Wed, 14 Feb 2007 09:34:00 GMT

Article in HAARETZ Israel's daily paper

..> Love, hummus and the Mideast conflict By Nirit Anderman When first watching Ari Sandel's film "West Bank Story," it is hard not to be shocked. For those used to seeing newscasts of Isr...
Posted by on Sun, 11 Feb 2007 10:18:00 GMT

WEST BANK STORY NOMINATED FOR A 2006 ACADEMY AWARD FOR BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT

Ari Sandel's WEST BANK STORY nominated for 2006 ACADEMY AWARD for best live action short film!!! http://www.oscars.org/79academyawards/noms.html    
Posted by on Tue, 23 Jan 2007 07:16:00 GMT

Kenneth Turan's LOS ANGELES TIMES review

..> Set where else but the West Bank, this sharp and funny mock musical features a forbidden love between Israeli soldier David and the Palestinian Fatima, a love that cannot be because their fami...
Posted by on Sun, 21 Jan 2007 09:12:00 GMT

Stony Brook Awards 'West Bank Story' its Grand Prize

Stony Brook Awards Short "West Bank Story" its Grand Prize and Announces a Festival Buy   --> --> The Stony Brook Film Festival concluded its 10th edition last weekend, awarding a prize to its cl...
Posted by on Sun, 21 Jan 2007 00:03:00 GMT

IndieWIRE Review

With "West Bank Story," director Ari Sandel uses a light and frothy touch to craft a musical out of one of the most controversial conflicts of our times. The film basically takes the template of the R...
Posted by on Sat, 20 Jan 2007 19:49:00 GMT