- Joe Balass
Joe Balass (born 1966 in
Baghdad ,Iraq ) is anIraqi Canadian film maker.Of
Jewish heritage,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] 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 theCastro Theatre .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] Joe escaped fromIraq with his family at the ripe old age of four, and eventually settled inCanada . 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 aGold Apple at theNEFVF inOakland . [ [http://www.raggafragga.com/nana/ Mini Bio] ]Filmography
* 2007 -
Baghdad Twist
* 2006 -Derniers mots/Parting Words
* 2002 -The Devil in the Holy Water
* 1998 -Nana, George and Me References
External links
*imdb name|id=0049473|name=Joe Balass
* [http://www.blork.org/nana/ Official Site of "Nana, George and Me"]
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