Omar Mouallem

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 honours from Northwest International Documentary Festival Silk Road Film Festival and Albertas Rosie Awards Omars other films include Digging in the Dirt a raw look at the psychological toll of oil and gas labour codirected with Dylan Rhys Howard and Making Kayfabe a vérité film about the inside world of indie pro wrestling Omar has also directed educational films and worked as a consultant and researcher for nonfiction drama Hes represented by the Innovative Artists agency