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Omar Mouallem

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Omar Mouallem

Born September 13, 1985 · Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada (age 40)

Omar Mouallem is an author, journalist, and filmmaker known for his ability to intertwine human interest stories with world history, social issues, and comedy. His short film The Last Baron was hailed by enRoute magazine as “one of the best Canadian food documentaries.” It was expanded into a feature retitled The Lebanese Burger Mafia, which premiered at Hot Docs in 2023 and received several honou…

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The Last BaronThe Last Baron · 2021
The Last Baron
★ 10.02021
MovieDocumentaryComedy
The meaty saga of Burger Baron, a rogue fast-food chain with mysterious origins and a cult following, run by a loose network of fiercely independent Arab Canadian immigrants.
Making KayfabeMaking Kayfabe · 2024
Making Kayfabe
2024
MovieDocumentaryComedy
Facing a mid-life crisis, a journalist discovers the regular folk moonlighting as indie wrestlers, who help him transform his childhood dream into reality as "Fake Nooz Neville."
Nader's GirlNader's Girl
Nader's Girl
Movie
A lonely international student creates an imaginary girlfriend to impress his roommates - then struggles to let her go.
The Lebanese Burger MafiaThe Lebanese Burger Mafia · 2023
The Lebanese Burger Mafia
★ 6.32023
MovieDocumentary
The heir to a Burger Baron franchise, the filmmaker chases clues through rural Alberta, capturing the trials and tribulations of Arab immigrants while uncovering the saga of a rogue fast-food chain with mysterious origins and a cult following.
Digging in the DirtDigging in the Dirt · 2019
Digging in the Dirt
★ 7.82019
MovieDocumentaryTV Movie
A documentary about the psychological costs of working in Alberta's oil sands and the mental health crisis that's been ignored for a decade.
Absolutely CanadianAbsolutely Canadian
Absolutely Canadian
SeriesNewsDocumentary
Absolutely Canadian is a Canadian television series, which airs weekdays on CBC Newsworld, CBC Television and CBC Country Canada. A news and information series about Canadian communities, the show is anchored each week from a different Canadian city.

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