LEBANESE BURGER MAFIA

LEBANESE BURGER MAFIA

NORTHWESTFEST CLOSING NIGHT FILM

• Reception: 6pm - Metro Cinema Lobby

• Screening: 7pm, followed by a Q&A

Directed by Omar Mouallem | 103 min | Alberta, Canada

Based on the popular short film The Last Baron, The Lebanese Burger Mafia is Edmonton-based filmmaker Omar Mouallem's crowd-funded feature documentary about Burger Baron, a rogue fast-food chain with mysterious origins, a cult following, and a secret pathway to the immigrant dream. It follows Omar, who happens to be heir to a Burger Baron franchise, as he chases clues through rural Alberta, capturing the trials and tribulations of Arab immigrants and a relentless battle over the burger chain's trademark rights.

Straight from its triumphant World Premiere at Hot Docs, NorthwestFest is thrilled to welcome filmmaker Omar Mouallem and the entire Lebanese Burger Mafia team home, for this very special, closing night screening. Join us for a pre-screening reception in the Metro Cinema lobby.