Noaz Deshe Explained
| Noaz Deshe |
| Occupation: | Film director |
Noaz Deshe is an Israel-born Berlin-based film director.[1] [2] Deshe claims that the only citizenship he holds is Romanian.
Deshe composed the soundtrack for Babak Jalali’s debut feature film Frontier Blues.[3]
Deshe's feature debut White Shadow (2013) tells a story of albino persecution in Central Africa. The film brought Deshe the Lion of the Future Award at the Venice Film Festival 2013.
His sophomore feature, Xoftex, premiered at Karlovy Vary Film Festival in 2024. Deshe confesses that the film grew from his experience in Softex, a Greek refugee camp mostly filled by Syrian and Palestinian asylum seekers fleeing war in the Middle East.[4] [5] [6]
Deshe's upcoming project is a collaboration with Pussy Riot's Pyotr Verzilov.
Filmography
Notes and References
- Web site: Israeli director portrays Tanzania’s albino body parts trade. Hoffman. Jordan. 2014-01-19. Times of Israel. 2024-08-17.
- Web site: Variety Critics’ Choice Helmer Noaz Deshe Reveals Multi-disciplinary Plans. Alissa. Simon. 2014-07-09. Variety. 2024-08-17.
- Web site: Noaz Deshe. DA Film Festival. 2024-08-08.
- Web site: ‘Xoftex’ Review: Noaz Deshe Returns With a Bold, Feverish Vision of Refugee Camp Survival. Lodge. Guy. 2024-07-03. Variety. 2024-08-17.
- Web site: The 58th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival: Still the Defence of Women and Immigrants. Čulík. Jan. 2024-07-30. Studies in Eastern European Cinema. 2024-08-17.
- Web site: Noaz Deshe on Creating His New Film ‘Xoftex’ With Asylum Seekers and Europe’s "Right-Wing Shift". Szalai. Georg. 2024-07-01. The Hollywood Reporter. 2024-08-17.
- Web site: ‘Xoftex’ Director Noaz Deshe Works on Ukraine Documentary With Pussy Riot’s Pyotr Verzilov, ‘House of Cards’ Creator Beau Willimon. Holdsworth. Nick. 2024-07-04. Variety. 2024-08-08.
