Breaking Bread

World Premiere

In Breaking Bread, exotic cuisine and a side of politics are on the menu. Dr. Nof Atamna-Ismaeel - the first Muslim Arab to win Israel's MasterChef - is on a quest to make a social change through food. And so, she founded the A-sham Arabic Food Festival in Haifa. There, pairs of Arab and Jewish chefs collaborate on mouthwatering dishes like kishek (a Syrian yogurt soup), and qatayef (a dessert typically served during Ramadan), as we savor the taste of hope.

Feature-Length Debut

The screening will be followed by a conversation in the Festival Garden on: “Local cuisine - one kitchen for two peoples”
Speaker: Dr. Nof Atmana Ismail. Doctor of Microbiology, Chef, culinary consultant and "Master Chef" winner who, together with Arie Rosen, created a-Sham, the Haifa Arab Food Festival. Dr. Atmana will talk with film director Beth Elise Hawk about the effects the Arab cuisine on carving out identity, on food politics, on women in the Arab kitchen on the relationship between tradition and creativity.