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.


8013230835_7e2540a041_z8013227869_f22e0df332_z8013228246_125dbf9927_z


The National Film Board of Canada
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
www.nfb.ca
©2007 National Film Board of Canada


NFB-ONF
National Film Board of Canada/Office national du film du Canada
m.keigher@nfb.ca | online store

  /