Driving to Zigzigland

USA, Palestine 2006
92 minutes
comedy feature
Arabic and English with Arabic and English subtitles.
Directed by: Nicole Ballivian

Festivals & Awards

October 2007
Amal Film Festival, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Winner, Best Feature Film
Winner, Best Actor (Bashar Da'as)

A Palestinian cab driver in Los Angeles struggles to become a legitimate actor while trying to make the money to pay the utilities amidst the chaos of post-9/11 American passengers and Homeland Security. All the while, memories of his life in the theater back in Palestine pose big questions for his fate and role in his new country.

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