ZigZigLand?

ZigZigLand???

            What the heck is this?  I’m sitting there and my girlfriend throws a movie in, Driving to Zigzigland, and I just sit there, staring, thinking she’s crazy…  But I’m not here to discuss her sanity, rather, I would like to take credit for the discovery of a new country.  That’s right Zigzigland, the greatest place on earth.  And furthermore, as discoverer and flag-planter, I would like to get started on the exploitation of the natives, so I’ll try to keep this entry short.

            Fact of the matter is, the film covers the mundane daily life of a Middle Eastern Taxi Driver living in Los Angeles, as he struggles to become a successful actor in Hollywood.  Zigzigland is his fictitious homeland, and he uses this as a tool to poke fun at the ignorance of the various passengers he encounters on a daily basis.  Over the course of a couple of days we follow Bashar, the main character, as he delivers customers around the city, auditions, and struggles to survive.  Through many conversations, observations, conflicts, jokes, and every day issues he explores the plight of the immigrant in a post 9/11 world.  The only positions he seems to be offered are that of the terrorist and the average American seems rude and ignorant (but of course there are exceptions to every rule). 

            So if you’re looking for something fun but at the same time serious, check this out.  It has been featured at film festivals and seems to have gotten warm receptions… but better yet, I enjoyed it despite not being able to understand the Arabic parts or some of the cultural references.

Links:

Zigzagland Trailer

http://www.drivingtozigzigland.com/trailer.html

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