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Bio
Interviews
Films
Jasmine Dellal grew up in England and spent much of her childhood
with grandparents in a south Indian village. After studying French & Spanish at Oxford
University, she made short films for her Masters at U.C. Berkeley and won a student
Emmy for a profile of a homeless photographer. Dellal's teacher and mentor in California
was the acclaimed Marlon Riggs, with whom she worked on his final feature "Black Is...Black Ain't."
In the early 1990s, Dellal stumbled on a book about "Gypsies" which ended up launching
her on a decade of Romani filmmaking.
Dellal directed, produced, wrote & edited her first feature documentary,
"AMERICAN GYPSY: a stranger in everybody's land"
(which had an arthouse theatrical release; played dozens of festivals worldwide; won awards;
and aired on PBS's prestigious POV series, drawing the season's highest ratings). Dellal
founded Little Dust Productions to make
artistic films with a social conscience. Now based in New York, she teaches occasional classes
in the USA and Europe, and enjoys guiding new directors to create their own films.
FEATURE INTERVIEW with Director
In-depth interview about making this film and films in general, by Jason Whyte for EFilmCritic.com
Filmography
2006 - WHEN THE ROAD BENDS... tales of a Gypsy Caravan
2000 - AMERICAN GYPSY: a stranger in everybody's land
1993 - SHE SAYS
1991 - IN HIS OWN IMAGE
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