West Bank Story

Ari Sandel

Kim Ray
Ari Sandel

[Cast Group]
Actor: Ben Newmark | Character: David
Actor: Noureen DeWulf | Character: Fatima
Actor: A.J. Tannen | Character: Ariel
Actor: Joey Naber | Character: Ahmed
Actor: Haguy Wigdor | Character: Ruvik
Actor: Oren Rehany | Character: Uri
Actor: Nicholas Massouh | Character: Mustafa
Actor: Will Greenberg | Character: Shlomo
Actor: Sharif Ibrahim | Character: Mahmoud, Masked Palestinian with I.D.
Actor: Daniella Diezba | Character: Ludmila
Actor: Keith Lal | Character: Mohammed
Actor: Assaf Cohen | Character: Menorah Mickey
Actor: Raymond Del Barrio | Character: Bruce
Actor: Anthony Shams | Character: Palestinian Costumer
Actor: Roger Marks | Character: Israeli Customer
Actor: Hershel Remer | Character: Rabbi with Torah, Fiddler on Roof
Actor: Jillian Schmitz | Character: Dancer
Actor: Chelsea Hackett | Character: Dancer
Actor: Monica Flores | Character: Dancer
Actor: Shaby Akhavi | Character: Dancer
Actor: Alan Wall | Character: Dancer
Actor: Karim Cheikh Ali | Character: Dancer
Actor: Meyra Cordova | Character: Dancer
Actor: Leslie Stevens | Character: Dancer
Actor: Paige Harman | Character: Dancer
Actor: David McGee | Character: Dancer
Actor: Jessica Onorato | Character: Dancer
Actor: Vera Wagman | Character: Dancer
Actor: Murray Phillips | Character: Dancer
Actor: Eric George | Character: Dancer
Actor: Zack Gray | Character: Dancer
Actor: Amber Ione | Character: Dancer
Actor: Carey Ysais | Character: Dancer
Actor: Paulette Ysais | Character: Dancer
Actor: Nicole Sullivan | Character: Dancer
Actor: Heather Lipson Bell | Character: Dancer
Actor: Paul A. Brown | Character: Dancer
Actor: Amick Byram | Character: David
Actor: Anita Vasan | Character: Fatima
Actor: Steven Memel | Character: Ariel
Actor: Ahmed El-Asmer | Character: Ahmed
Actor: Peter Pergelides | Character: Background Singer
Actor: Eric Butler | Character: Background Singer
Actor: Roger Crenshaw | Character: Background Singer
Actor: Ayana Haviv | Character: Background Singer
Actor: Stormy | Character: Camel
Actor: Anoush Arakelian | Character: Yasmine
Actor: Florès Cardo | Character: Dancer
Actor: Jeffrey Tedmori | Character: Kid in Restaurant

[Directors Group]
Name: Ari Sandel | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Kim Ray | Role: Writer
Name: Ari Sandel | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Bill Boland | Role: Producer
Name: Jeff Couch | Role: Producer
Name: Ashley Jordan | Role: Producer
Name: Amy S. Kim | Role: Producer
Name: Ravi Malhotra | Role: Producer
Name: Kim Ray | Role: Producer
Name: Ari Sandel | Role: Producer
Name: Pascal Vaguelsy | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Yuval Ron | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Gavin Kelly | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Avi Youabian | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Steve Helgoth | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Alethea Root | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Nathan Morse | Role: Art Director

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Rebecca Keeling | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Luellyn Harper | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Inbal Bitan | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Jacque Carroll | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Jordan Forward-Sanchez | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Samara Pena | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Tracy Snyder | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Jill Ventimiglia | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Bryan Cohen | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Winnie Chong | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Adam Lawson | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Kate Pavri | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Laure Py | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Victoria Wong | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Johnny Cloeman | Role: Art Department
Name: Bryan Cohen | Role: Art Department
Name: Jonny Coleman | Role: Art Department
Name: Claire Cottrell | Role: Art Department
Name: Alex Dai | Role: Art Department
Name: Michael Dalman | Role: Art Department
Name: Kristen Flores | Role: Art Department
Name: Charles Garven | Role: Art Department
Name: Scott Gerard | Role: Art Department
Name: Leighanne Haddock | Role: Art Department
Name: Jason Hirano | Role: Art Department
Name: Tiffani Hunt | Role: Art Department
Name: Kami Laprade | Role: Art Department
Name: David Le Barron | Role: Art Department
Name: Trevor Lincoln | Role: Art Department
Name: Michael O'Grady Moriarty | Role: Art Department
Name: Dave Moses | Role: Art Department
Name: Erik Mulet | Role: Art Department
Name: Patrick O'Riley | Role: Art Department
Name: Ryanah Peterson | Role: Art Department
Name: Heather Roberts | Role: Art Department
Name: Shawn Rodriguez | Role: Art Department
Name: Jessi Ruge | Role: Art Department
Name: Michael Shoemaker | Role: Art Department
Name: Hillel Chaim Smith | Role: Art Department
Name: Heather Rose Wagner | Role: Art Department
Name: Gary Warshaw | Role: Art Department
Name: Daniel Wheeler | Role: Art Department
Name: Meredith Riley Worden | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Dori Amarilio | Role: Sound Department
Name: Dan Figurell | Role: Sound Department
Name: Shawn Keating | Role: Sound Department
Name: Sam C. Lewis | Role: Sound Department
Name: Michael J. McDonald | Role: Sound Department
Name: Richard Mercado | Role: Sound Department
Name: Bob Packo | Role: Sound Department
Name: John Sanacore | Role: Sound Department
Name: Motoi Takahashi | Role: Sound Department
Name: Alex Ullrich | Role: Sound Department
Name: Eric Vesbit | Role: Sound Department
Name: Brad Whitcanack | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Wayne Beauchamp | Role: Special Effects
Name: P. David Miller | Role: Special Effects

[Visual Effects]
Name: Casey C. Leming | Role: Visual Effects

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Kenneth Armstrong | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Matthew Barbor | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Eduardo Barraza | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Brad Budde | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Eric Chance | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jacquie Coe | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Shannon Davis | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Rick Favazzo | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Eliott Freeman | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: J.J. Gerber | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Craig Gleason | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Brent Hansen | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Tom Howard | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Chris Hughes | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Christopher Ivins | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Daron Keet | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Erwin Landau | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Joe Large | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Sunny Lee | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: David Legois | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jared Leunis | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Pam Littke | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Paul Maletich | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: BJ McDonnell | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Nate Murphy | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Albert Page | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Nick Peterson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Allan Schoening | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jeremy Schonwald | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jordan Slovin | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Dale Tibor | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: William S. White | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Sean P. Neelon | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Janet Campbell | Role: Casting Department
Name: Sasha Adkinson | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Patty Malkin | Role: Costume Department
Name: Rebecca Rivera | Role: Costume Department
Name: Kari Smith | Role: Costume Department
Name: Ivy Heather Thaide | Role: Costume Department
Name: Kacy Treadway | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Wade Felker | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Stephen Thurston | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Mike Will | Role: Editorial Department

[Music Department]
Name: Kevin Cunningham | Role: Music Department
Name: Raymond Del Barrio | Role: Music Department
Name: Leo Flynn II | Role: Music Department
Name: Zinovy Goro | Role: Music Department
Name: Antoine Harb | Role: Music Department
Name: Jamie Papish | Role: Music Department
Name: Kim Ray | Role: Music Department
Name: Bud Raymond | Role: Music Department
Name: Yuval Ron | Role: Music Department
Name: Ari Sandel | Role: Music Department
Name: Paul Taylor | Role: Music Department
Name: Philip Vaiman | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Dan Abrams | Role: Production Department
Name: Whitney Alexander | Role: Production Department
Name: Angela Bickell | Role: Production Department
Name: Temsy Chen | Role: Production Department
Name: Jacquie Coe | Role: Production Department
Name: Alex Edelman | Role: Production Department
Name: Mohammed Hassan | Role: Production Department
Name: Ignatius Lin | Role: Production Department
Name: Stephen A. Marinaccio II | Role: Production Department
Name: Bryan Miller | Role: Production Department
Name: Edward Shen | Role: Production Department
Name: Matthew Warren | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Danielle Snowdon-Siniard | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Alan Kaminsky | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Dana Archer | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Phillip Boutte Jr. | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Bill Davis | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Raymond Del Barrio | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Olga Domanevich | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Claire Doré | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Paige Harman | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Danny Lafon | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Bill Rivers | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jillian Schmitz | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Carla Blair | Role: Thanks
Name: Summer Lopez | Role: Thanks
Name: Sarah Ripard | Role: Thanks

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0438575/videogallery/

United States: January 20, 2005 (Sundance Film Festival)
United States: February 9, 2005 (US Comedy Arts Festival Aspen)
United States: April 2, 2005 (Method Fest Independent Film Festival)
United States: April 10, 2005 (Florida Film Festival)
United States: April 14, 2005 (Arizona International Film Festival)
United States: April 17, 2005 (Malibu Film Festival)
United States: April 21, 2005 (Indianapolis International Film Festival)
United States: April 21, 2005 (Newport Beach International Film Festival)
United States: April 21, 2005 (RiverRun International Film Festival)
Canada: May 7, 2005 (Toronto Jewish Film Festival)
United States: July 21, 2005 (San Francisco Jewish Film Festival)
Canada: September 25, 2005 (Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival)
United States: March 3, 2006 (Lake County Film Festival)
United States: April 6, 2006 (Ashland Independent Film Festival)
United States: February 16, 2007 (New York City, New York)
United States: March 24, 2007 (Cleveland International Film Festival)
Poland: May 8, 2007 (Warsaw International Jewish Film Festival Ha-Motiv Ha-Jehudi)
United States: March 22, 2008 (Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival)
Switzerland: August 2010 (Locarno Film Festival)
Japan: May 13, 2017 (Sukagawa International Short Film Festival)

Winner | 2007 | Academy Awards, USA | Oscar | Best Short Film, Live Action | Ari Sandel, West Bank Story
Winner | 2005 | Indianapolis International Film Festival | Audience Award | Best Short | Ari Sandel, West Bank Story
Winner | 2005 | Malibu Film Festival | Special Jury Award | Best Live-Action Short Film | Ari Sandel, West Bank Story
Winner | 2005 | Method Fest | Special Mention | Ari Sandel, West Bank Story
Winner | 2005 | Stony Brook Film Festival | Festival Grand Prize | Ari Sandel, West Bank Story
Winner | 2006 | Ashland Independent Film Festival | Audience Award | Best Short Film | Ari Sandel, West Bank Story
Winner | 2006 | Boulder International Film Festival | BIFF Award | Best Short Film | Ari Sandel, West Bank Story
Winner | 2006 | Locarno Film Festival | Silver Pardino - Leopards of Tomorrow | East of the Mediterranean | Ari Sandel, West Bank Story
Nominee | 2006 | Locarno Film Festival | Golden Pardino - Leopards of Tomorrow | East of the Mediterranean | Ari Sandel, West Bank Story

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