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West Bank Story

2005 comedy/musical short film directed by Ari Sandel
Movie short_film Q259932
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Summary

West Bank Story is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of short film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (464 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film[3]
  • Director: Ari Sandel[4]
  • Composer: Yuval Ron[5]
  • Genre: musical film[6], parody film[7]
  • Cast member: Noureen DeWulf[8]
  • Director of photography: Gavin Kelly[9]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[10]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[11]
  • Color: color[12]
  • Country of origin: United States[13]
  • Publication date: January 1, 2005[14]
  • Distributed by: Netflix[15]
  • Official website: http://www.westbankstory.com[16]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film[17]
  • Title: West Bank Story[18]
  • Duration: 21 minutes[19]
  • Assessment: Bechdel test[20]
  • P14449: 135212[21]

Why It Matters

West Bank Story has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

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

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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. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . 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] ↑ . Bechdel Test Movie List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . 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.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 8
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  2. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 80214
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  3. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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