92 min
Nicole Ballivian
Fiction
2006 - USA/Palestine
Shot in Jerusalem, Ramallah and Los Angeles, Driving to Zigzigland is a chronicle of a day in the life of Bashar, a Palestinian taxi driver living in Los Angeles who dreams of becoming a Hollywood actor. When Bashar realizes that he has twenty-four hours to earn the money for his utilities bills, he undertakes a marathon shift that brings an unceasing flow of taxi passengers who give Bashar the run-around on issues such as suicide bombers, George Bush, Cat Stevens, the Iraq war, Rai music and world geography. Bashar’s effort to pay his bills is won - until he realizes he must choose between the Department of Homeland Security and his own family.
Best Film Award, Best Actor Award (Bashar Da’as) Amal Film Festival, Spain Audience Award Winner, Arabian Sights Film Festival, Washington, DC
Screened with Sound of the Street