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Synopsis: Set against the twinkling lights of West Hollywood, Breaking Fast is a romantic comedy that follows Mo, a practicing Muslim still reeling from heartbreak. When an All-American guy named Kal offers to join him in his nightly Iftars - the traditional meal eaten by Muslims during Ramadan - meal after meal, the two start to discover they have more in common than meets the eye.




About the Filmmaker


Mike Mosallam is a producer, director, writer for theatre, film and television. Through his production company, Mike Mosallam Productions (www.watchmmp.com), he and his team produced short films: Breaking Fast(Cannes Film Festival) and Brothers(11-time Jury & Audience Award Winner), both written and directed by Mike, along with the upcoming "Ubuntu." His feature film debut, Breaking Fast(based on the short), had its World Premiere at the Cinequest Film Festival in March 2020 and its Los Angeles premiere shortly thereafter at Outfest Fusion. Despite the current global pandemic, Breaking Fast is having a healthy festival run. He is the creator and Co-Executive-Producer of the critically acclaimed TLC series, All-American Muslim. Most recently, Mike is Executive Creative Consultant on Season 2 of Hulu's Ramy(episode 9). He is currently writing his 2nd feature loosely based on his experience as a pre-teen living on his brother's college campus. On the theatre side, Mike has produced and directed more than 100 theatrical productions from large-scale musicals, intimate cabaret settings, plays, concerts, and multimedia theatrical events

  • Year
    2020
  • Runtime
    92 minutes
  • Language
    English, Arabic
  • Country
    United States
  • Rating
    PG-13 for some language and adult references
  • Director
    Mike Mosallam
  • Screenwriter
    Mike Mosallam
  • Producer
    Seth Hauer, Sarah Bazzi, Bay Dariz, Alex Lampsos, Davin Michaels
  • Cast
    Haaz Sleiman, Michael Cassidy, Amin El Gamal, Christopher Hanke, Rula Gardenier, Patrick Sabongui, Veronica Cartwright, Aline Elasmar
  • Cinematographer
    Anka Malatynska
  • Editor
    Mike Hugo
  • Production Design
    Jourdan Henderson
  • Music
    Omar Fadel