Jasmine Dellal
Jasmine Dellal | |
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Born |
Jasmine Dellal United Kingdom |
Occupation | Film director, producer, screenwriter, film editor |
Parent(s) | Jack Dellal |
Website | http://www.littledust.com/ Little Dust Productions: The Official Site |
Jasmine Dellal's Movie Gypsy Caravan | |
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Origin | UK, US, India |
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Jasmine Dellal is a British-born film director and producer.
Early life
The daughter of property developer "Black Jack" Dellal, Jasmine was born and raised in Great Britain, studied in the United States and has often visited India, where her grandmother lives. She speaks Spanish, French, and English. She received her Bachelor's degree in French and Spanish language & literature from Balliol College, Oxford University.[1] In 1993, Dellal completed a Master's degree in Journalism at the University of California at Berkeley, where she studied under the Marlon Riggs[2]
Career
In the 1990s, while based in San Francisco, Dellal founded Little Dust Productions, to make documentaries and artistic films with a social conscience. She has since moved to New York and London. She is particularly recognized for her work with Roma ("Gypsy" people).[3]
Films
- When the Road Bends: Tales of a Gypsy Caravan
- American Gypsy: A Stranger in Everybody's Land
- Freedom Writers
Film Awards
- 2008 Albert Maysles Award for Excellence – Mendocino Film Festival for When the Road Bends: Tales of a Gypsy Caravan
- 2007 AUDIENCE AWARD winner – San Francisco Independent Film Fest for When the Road Bends: Tales of a Gypsy Caravan
- 2007 Impact of Music JURY AWARD winner – Nashville Independent Film Festival for When the Road Bends: Tales of a Gypsy Caravan
- 2007 KOREA -Jeonju International Film Festival – Audience Award for When the Road Bends: Tales of a Gypsy Caravan
- 2006 Flanders International Film Festival: Audience Award for When the Road Bends: Tales of a Gypsy Caravan
- 2000 San Francisco International Film Festival Golden Spire Award for American Gypsy: A Stranger in Everybody's Land
- 1999 Atlanta Film Festival Jury Award for American Gypsy: A Stranger in Everybody's Land
References
- ↑ Little Dust Productions, official staff biographies
- ↑ Roddick, Nick: "The Gypsy Caravan," The Evening Standard, 23 August 2007
- ↑ Daily Telegraph 28 September 2007 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/starsandstories/3668196/Interview-Director-Jasmine-Dellal-on-Gypsy-Caravan-When-the-Road-Bends....html
External links
- Little Dust Productions Film Company
- American Gypsy website
- When the Road Bends: Tales of a Gypsy Caravan website
- Jasmine Dellal's interview with NPR
- Tribeca Film Festival Interviews Jasmine Dellal
- Los Angeles Times article about Dellal's film, Gypsy Caravan
- Jasmine Dellal at the Internet Movie Database