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Getting an Oscar nomination on a $40,000 budget

The short film 'Ave Maria' puts a comic twist on a tense situation - Israeli settlers become stranded when their car breaks down outside a Palestinian convent. The film's director, Basil Khalil talks to the 麻豆社's Roger Hearing about his work and how he learned of his film's Oscar nomination whilst going through airport security.

(Picture: The nuns of 'Ave Maria'. Credit: Incognito Films)

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