Noaz Deshe

Noaz Deshe
Noaz Deshe in delegation to the film Xoftex at the red carpet at the 58th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
OccupationFilm director

Noaz Deshe Berlin-based film director.[1][2] Deshe claims that the only citizenship he holds is Romanian.[3]

Deshe composed the soundtrack for Babak Jalali’s debut feature film Frontier Blues.[4]

Deshe's feature debut White Shadow (2013) tells a story of albino persecution in Central Africa.[5][6] The film brought Deshe the Lion of the Future Award at the Venice Film Festival 2013.[3]

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.[6][7][3]

Deshe's upcoming project is a collaboration with Pussy Riot's Pyotr Verzilov.[5]

  1. ^ Hoffman, Jordan (2014-01-19). "Israeli director portrays Tanzania's albino body parts trade". Times of Israel. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
  2. ^ Alissa, Simon (2014-07-09). "Variety Critics' Choice Helmer Noaz Deshe Reveals Multi-disciplinary Plans". Variety. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
  3. ^ a b c Szalai, Georg (2024-07-01). "Noaz Deshe on Creating His New Film 'Xoftex' With Asylum Seekers and Europe's "Right-Wing Shift"". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
  4. ^ "Noaz Deshe". DA Film Festival. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
  5. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference variety was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ a b Lodge, Guy (2024-07-03). "'Xoftex' Review: Noaz Deshe Returns With a Bold, Feverish Vision of Refugee Camp Survival". Variety. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
  7. ^ Čulík, Jan (2024-07-30). "The 58th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival: Still the Defence of Women and Immigrants". Studies in Eastern European Cinema. Retrieved 2024-08-17.