Based on the short film 'The Last Baron', the film is a crowd-funded feature documentary about Burger Baron.
MAD Solutions has acquired worldwide distribution rights to Omar Mouallem’s documentary The Lebanese Burger Mafia.
The deal was brokered by Brigitte Hubmann and Jennifer Price of Film Associates International on behalf of the production.
The film will kick off its festival run at the Hot Docs Festival, which will be running from April 27 to May 7 in Canada.
Hot Docs is a non-profit organisation dedicated to advancing and celebrating the art of documentary filmmaking and creating production opportunities for filmmakers.
The film was partially adapted from Will the Real Burger Baron Please Stand Up? — Omar Mouallem’s quirky 2013 investigation into the chain’s mysterious origins, which went viral and won one of Alberta’s top journalism awards. He then wrote a follow-up for VICE in 2021 during the production of this film.
The Lebanese Burger Mafia is a 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.
The film was written and directed by Omar Mouallem, co-produced by Dylan Rhys Howard, lensed by Moh Mahfouz, and edited by Sarah Taylor.
Omar Mouallem is a multimedia journalist known for intertwining human interest stories with world history and broader social issues.
Mouallem has also worked as a research consultant on several unscripted productions, taught creative nonfiction in universities, and authored two bestselling books, including Praying to the West: How Muslims Shaped the Americas, which was named one of The Globe and Mail’s Top 100 Books of 2021.