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Of [[Jewish]] heritage,<ref name=IraqiJew>{{cite web | url =http://www.sfjff.org/public_html/sfjff18/press/pr-middleeast.html | title =Joe Balass Canadian Iraqi Jew | accessdate =2007-08-18 | publisher =sfjff.org}}</ref> Balass is most known for ''[[Nana, George and Me]]'', which is an autobiographical video by a young, gay Iraqi Jewish filmmaker who takes a charmingly unconventional look at three Iraqi Jewish lives; that of the filmmaker, his 92-year-old Nana and his 73-year-old friend, George. It was aired at the [[Castro Theatre]].<ref name=IraqiJew>{{cite web | url =http://www.sfjff.org/public_html/sfjff18/press/pr-middleeast.html | title =Joe Balass Canadian Iraqi Jew | accessdate =2007-08-18 | publisher =sfjff.org}}</ref> |
Of [[Jewish]] heritage,<ref name=IraqiJew>{{cite web | url =http://www.sfjff.org/public_html/sfjff18/press/pr-middleeast.html | title =Joe Balass Canadian Iraqi Jew | accessdate =2007-08-18 | publisher =sfjff.org}}</ref> Balass is most known for ''[[Nana, George and Me]]'', which is an autobiographical video by a young, gay Iraqi Jewish filmmaker who takes a charmingly unconventional look at three Iraqi Jewish lives; that of the filmmaker, his 92-year-old Nana and his 73-year-old friend, George. It was aired at the [[Castro Theatre]].<ref name=IraqiJew>{{cite web | url =http://www.sfjff.org/public_html/sfjff18/press/pr-middleeast.html | title =Joe Balass Canadian Iraqi Jew | accessdate =2007-08-18 | publisher =sfjff.org}}</ref> |
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Joe escaped from [[Iraq]] with his family at the ripe old age of four, and eventually settled in [[Canada]]. He has previously worked as a freelance editor, photographer and producer. |
Joe escaped from [[Iraq]] with his family at the ripe old age of four, and eventually settled in [[Canada]]. He has previously worked as a freelance editor, photographer and producer. |
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He has directed a number of short films and videos including; Funhouse, Caroline, Tattoo Needle Pricks, and On A Very Violet Night in the Appartements Daphne, which won a [[Gold Apple]] at the [[NEFVF]] in [[Oakland]].<ref>[http://www. |
He has directed a number of short films and videos including; Funhouse, Caroline, Tattoo Needle Pricks, and On A Very Violet Night in the Appartements Daphne, which won a [[Gold Apple]] at the [[NEFVF]] in [[Oakland]].<ref>[http://www.blork.org/nana/bios.html#JoeBio Mini Bio]</ref> |
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==Filmography== |
==Filmography== |
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Revision as of 16:23, 5 December 2008
Joe Balass (born 1966 in Baghdad, Iraq) is an Iraqi Canadian film maker.
Of Jewish heritage,[1] Balass is most known for Nana, George and Me, which is an autobiographical video by a young, gay Iraqi Jewish filmmaker who takes a charmingly unconventional look at three Iraqi Jewish lives; that of the filmmaker, his 92-year-old Nana and his 73-year-old friend, George. It was aired at the Castro Theatre.[1] Joe escaped from Iraq with his family at the ripe old age of four, and eventually settled in Canada. He has previously worked as a freelance editor, photographer and producer. He has directed a number of short films and videos including; Funhouse, Caroline, Tattoo Needle Pricks, and On A Very Violet Night in the Appartements Daphne, which won a Gold Apple at the NEFVF in Oakland.[2]
Filmography
- 2007 - Baghdad Twist
- 2006 - Derniers mots/Parting Words
- 2002 - The Devil in the Holy Water
- 1998 - Nana, George and Me
References
- ^ a b "Joe Balass Canadian Iraqi Jew". sfjff.org. Retrieved 2007-08-18.
- ^ Mini Bio