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West Bank Story

2005 comedy/musical short film directed by Ari Sandel
Movie short_film Q259932
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West Bank Story

Summary

West Bank Story is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (331 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • West Bank Story received the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film[3].
  • West Bank Story's instance of is recorded as short film[4].
  • West Bank Story was directed by Ari Sandel[5].
  • West Bank Story's composer is recorded as Yuval Ron[6].
  • West Bank Story's genre is musical film[7].
  • West Bank Story's genre is parody film[8].
  • A cast member of West Bank Story was Noureen DeWulf[9].
  • West Bank Story's director of photography is recorded as Gavin Kelly[10].
  • The original language of West Bank Story was English[11].
  • West Bank Story was distributed by video on demand[12].
  • West Bank Story's color is recorded as color[13].
  • West Bank Story's country of origin is recorded as United States[14].
  • West Bank Story was released on January 1, 2005[15].
  • West Bank Story's distributed by is recorded as Netflix[16].
  • West Bank Story's official website is recorded as http://www.westbankstory.com[17].
  • West Bank Story's nominated for is recorded as Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film[18].
  • West Bank Story's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'West Bank Story'}[19].
  • West Bank Story's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+21'}[20].
  • West Bank Story's assessment is recorded as Bechdel test[21].

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Authorship and Creation

West Bank Story was directed by Ari Sandel[5]. A cast member of it was Noureen DeWulf[9].

Publication

West Bank Story was published on January 1, 2005[15]. The original language of it was English[11]. Genres include musical film[7] and parody film[8]. It was distributed by video on demand[12].

Reception

West Bank Story received the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film[3].

Why It Matters

West Bank Story ranks in the top 4% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (331 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22]

FAQs

What awards did West Bank Story receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film[3].

Related Entities

Netflix United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Bechdel Test Movie List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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