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Hummus & Chips

2021 · 14 min

A gentle, wry lockdown two-hander where small cultural misunderstandings turn into something quietly human and kind.

Directed by
Ahmed Alaa Moghazy
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Bashar Zeedan, Maggie Bourgein, Jemma Amos
Overview
A cultural encounter between a British lady and her Arab neighbour during lockdown.

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Directed by
Ahmed Alaa Moghazy
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Bashar Zeedan, Maggie Bourgein, Jemma Amos
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • isolation
  • friendship
  • class
Places
  • home
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism7
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Ahmed Alaa Moghazy
Written by
Ahmed Alaa Moghazy
Starring
Bashar Zeedan, Maggie Bourgein, Jemma Amos, Lara Assi, Dana Muaddi
Cinematography
Rui Jiang (RJ) Ong
Runtime
14 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
Arabic, English

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