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Driving to Zigzigland (2006)
Directed by Nicole Ballivian
Overview
A chronicle of a day in the life of a Palestinian cab driver in Los Angeles, DRIVING TO ZIGZIGLAND, portrays the social struggle of the Arab immigrant in post-9/11 America. A film audition typecasts Bashar to play an Al Qaeda terrorist role. The utilities are due and Bashar has twenty-four hours to make the money. For the remaining hours left until tomorrow, an unceasing flow of passengers ride in Bashar’s taxi and give the Arab cabbie the run around on issues that deal with suicide bombers, George Bush, Cat Stevens, the war in Iraq, music, and world geography. Bashar’s quest to make the money is won until he realizes he has to choose between the Department of Homeland Security and his family.
Length 92 minutes
Actors
Simeon Angelo | Greg Arrowood | Carolyn Baker | Brian Batts | Liz Beckham | Jay Bingham | Justin Brannock | Oto Brezina | Felicia Burton | Sherwin Buydens | Steven Caldwell | Isabel Carter | Victor Chi | Lenore Cutler | Baseem Daas | Bashar Daas | Nazira Daas | Edward Diaz | Zak El Yazgi | Jay Flats | Gary Forsyth | Theresa Galarza | Declan Geraghty | Pawlos Girmay | Casey Gonzalez | Ray Guzman | Lejla Hadzimuratovic | Sam Hargrave | Tom Hippler | Samira Izadi | Kaycee | Amber Kendrella | Maria Anastacia Keogh | Brian Laesch | Rima Laham | William Landsman | Angelo Loukas | Reza Mahvi | Bud Mathis | Amber McConnell | Kevin Mello | Gio Messale | Midori | Everette Motta | Muhammad Nache | Robert Olding | Michael Oliveira | Sufyan Omeish | Kamran Pasha | Luigi Petrigh | Jonathan Raymond | Raul Rodriguez | Salman Salman | Elena Schuber | Alfred Soyyar | Edgar Thatcher | Samantha Yokoyama | Maurice King