Baghdad Twist
Baghdad Twist
a film by Joe Balass
Featuring a unique collection of archival images, home movies and family photographs from Iraq, Baghdad Twist is a short film that pulls back the curtain on Iraq’s once thriving Jewish community. Baghdad-born filmmaker Joe Balass takes us on a journey through the fragmented memories of an Arab exile. This powerful collage forms a portrait of a time and place that no longer exists.
presents
a film by Joe Balass
Baghdad Twist
With the generous participation of
VALENTINE BALASS
Director
JOE BALASS
Producer
GERMAINE YING GEE WONG
Editor
ANNIE JEAN
Associate Producer
AISLING CHIN-YEE
8mm wedding footage courtesy of
FERIAL AND SAMI BALASS
Photo Animation
PHILIPPE RAYMOND
JEAN MARC BROSSEAU
STEPHAN GAUDREAULT
Sound Recording
DAVID BALLARD
Sound Editing
DON AYER
Music recording
DETOUR SOUND
Re-recording
SERGE BOIVIN
GEOFFREY MITCHELL
Music by
DINO GIANCOLA AND JANET LUMB WHISPERS :
CHLOÉ WONG MERSEREAU
Titles
PHILIPPE RAYMOND
SERGE-GASPARD GAUDREAU
STEPHAN GAUDREAULT
On Line Editor
DENIS OXILIA
Photo scanning
LOUISE OVERY
STEPHAN GAUDREAULT
Post Production Coordinator
LINDA PAYETTE
STEVE HALLÉ
PIERRE FERLATTE
Digital Editing Technicians
OCHELLE GREENIDGE
ARIEL SANTANA
PIERRE DUPONT
ISABELLE PAINCHAUD
DANIELLE RAYMOND
Production Administration Assistants
SIA KOUKOULAS
MIYA KONDO
Program Administrators
DAN EMERY
MARIE TONTO-DONATI
NICKIE MERULLA
Marketing Manager
MOIRA KEIGHER
Research
JOE BALASS
Archival Footage
WPA ETC
FOOTAGE FARM
ITN
NFB
With thanks to
VICTOR BALASS, CHARLIE BALASS, RALPH BALASS, LINDA BALASS, SION BALASS, GIAMPAOLO MARZI, ANTHONY KINIK, CAROLINE MARTEL, RENÉ-DANIEL DUBOIS, PHILIPPE BAYLAUQ, MARTINE CHARTRAND, MARLENE MILLAR, PENNY PATTISON, MARTIN LANDRY, SALLY BOCHNER, MARQUISE TESSIER, ROB LUTES, ANNE MARCOTTE – AÉROPORTS DE MONTRÉAL
Research Cinematography
CLAUDINE SAUVÉ
BILL KERRIGAN
ALAIN JULFAYAN
MARLENE MILLAR
Assistant Camera
ERIC BENSOUSSAN
A very special thanks to
FERIAL BALASS
Executive Producer
RAVIDA DIN
A National Film Board of Canada
Production
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