Ari Sandel
* 1974 in Calabasas, California.
Ari Sandel studied Media Arts at the University of Arizona in Tucson. He went on to earn his Directing M.F.A. from the University of Southern California's school of Cinema and Television.
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1847738/
FILMS directed by ARI SANDEL
West Bank Story
USA 2005, 21 min, language: English
director: Ari Sandel | screenplay: Kim Ray, Ari Sandel | production: Ashley Jordan, Amy Kim, Ravi Malhotra, Ari Sandel, Pascal Vaguelsy | cinematography: Gavin Kelly | editing: Avi Youabian | music: Yuval Ron | cast: Ben Newmark, Noureen DeWulf, A. J. Tannen, Joey Naber, Haguy Wigdor
Academy Award winner of 2007: A musical comedy set in the fast-paced, fast-food world of competing falafel stands on 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 2000 year old conflict and their families' desire to control the future of the chic pea in the Middle East?
Presented by VIS within the context of:
VIS Vienna Independent Shorts 2007, Opening
Awards (selection):
Oscar 2007 (Best Short Film, Live Action)
Audience Award (Best Short), Indianapolis International Film Festival 2005
Special Jury Award (Best Live-Action Short Film), Malibu Film Festival 2005
Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland
USA 2006, 100 min, language: English