THE LEBANESE BURGER MAFIA
** OFFICIAL SELECTION HOT DOCS 2023 **
** AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD FOR BEST DOC - NORTHWEST FEST **
The Lebanese Burger Mafia captures the trials and tribulations of Arab immigrants by telling the story of Burger Baron, a rogue fast-food chain likened to the mob. To unearth the mysterious origins of the chain, writer/director Omar Mouallem-himself an heir to a Burger Baron throne-travels across rural Alberta where the institution persists despite the restaurant’s many dysfunctions. He discovers how hundreds of immigrants like his parents spread their trade secrets to uplift their communities, while paradoxically fighting one another for ownership of a company none of them created.
For festival submissions and sales inquiries, contact Blake McWilliam of Back Road Productions at blake@backroadproductions.ca.
Produced with support from the Edmonton Arts Council, Edmonton Heritage Council, and the Edmonton Community Foundation.
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Writer/Director/Producer - Omar Mouallem
(Digging In The Dirt, The Last Baron)
Producer - Dylan Rhys Howard
(Peak Oil, Boys Will Be…Themselves)
Executive Producer - Blake McWilliam
(Hands That Bind, The Time We Have Left)
Director of Photography - Moh Mahfouz
(The 50th, Nike: The Goddess of Victory)
Editor - Sarah Taylor
(Jesse Jams, FAST HORSE, PUSH)
Animator - Lee Nielson
(Baby Shark's Big Show!, Valley of the Lanterns)
Motion Graphics - Shadi Didi
(That's Wild, Scoob!, Maya and the Three)
Composer - Ashraf El-Assaly
(Things Arab Men Say)
28 авг 2024
