Joe Balass
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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]
[edit] Filmography
- 2002 - The Devil in the Holy Water
- 1998 - Nana, George and Me
