Original Title : Make Hummus Not War
Time : 77 Min
Genre : Documentary, Comedy, History
Project Type : Movie
Year of release : 2012
Director : Trevor Graham
Writer : Trevor Graham
Producer : Trevor Graham, Ned Lander
Project State : completed
Origin Country/Region : United Kingdom, United States, Palestinian Territory, Occupied, Lebanon, Israel, Australia
Original Language : English
About : Filmmaker Trevor Graham is an Australian 'hummus tragic'. Every week in his Bondi Beach home he observes the hummus making ritual, mashing chickpeas, lemon juice, garlic and tahina. But when the Hummus War erupted in 2008, among the usual ...See moreFilmmaker Trevor Graham is an Australian 'hummus tragic'. Every week in his Bondi Beach home he observes the hummus making ritual, mashing chickpeas, lemon juice, garlic and tahina. But when the Hummus War erupted in 2008, among the usual suspects, Israel, Lebanon and Palestine, Graham was hungry for more. But this war ha no soldiers, bullets or tanks. Just chickpeas and hummus. Make Hummus Not War is a humorous homage to the chickpea's most distinguished dish. But there's a personal story, how Graham became a hummus tragic, a father who served in Palestine during WW2 and two lovers in his life, one Syrian, one Jewish, with whom he shared a great culinary passion. Written by Anonymous See less Read more: Plot summary