On a lighter note… – West Bank Story (2005)

Created on Thursday, 25 July 2013 10:58

West Bank Story is a comedy/musical short film directed by Ari Sandel, co-written by Sandel and Kim Ray. It's 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 Fatima and David, the daughter and son of the owners of rival restaurants in the West Bank – one Israeli and the other Palestinian – respectively named the Kosher King and the Hummus Hut. West Bank Story premiered at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival and was screened at numerous other film festivals across the world.

 

Iran (Is Not The Problem)

Last updated: September 23, 2017 at 17:35 pm

Created on Thursday, 25 July 2013 10:56

Iran (Is Not The Problem) is a feature length film that was made in response to the failure of the American mainstream media, to provide the public with relevant and accurate information about the standoff between the US and Iran. By now the global mainstream media is infamous for their inferior reporting, which also happened in the lead up to the invasion of Iraq.

 

Inside Mecca

Created on Thursday, 25 July 2013 11:05

Inside Mecca is a National Geographic documentary about Islam and the pilgrimage to the city of Mecca.

 

 

Inside Hamas

Created on Thursday, 25 July 2013 11:01

Hamas, the Islamic Resistance Movement, is now 20 years old. Hamas is regarded by the EU and US as a "terrorist organization", but they won internationally recognized elections to rule the West Bank and Gaza Strip in January 2006.

The newly elected government was not recognized by many countries in the world, and a financial and trade embargo by Israel and the international community followed. (Aired: February 10, 2008 on Channel 4)