Jasmine Dellal
Encyclopedia
Jasmine Dellal is a British-born Film director and producer. She 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 Bachelors Degree in French
and Spanish language
& literature from Balliol College, Oxford University. In 1993, Dellal completed a Master's degree in Journalism at the University of California at Berkeley, where she studied under the acclaimed documentarian Marlon Riggs
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).
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
, studied in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and has often visited India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, where her grandmother lives. She speaks Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
, French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, and English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
. She received her Bachelors Degree in French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
and Spanish language
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
& literature from Balliol College, Oxford University. In 1993, Dellal completed a Master's degree in Journalism at the University of California at Berkeley, where she studied under the acclaimed documentarian Marlon Riggs
Marlon Riggs
Marlon Troy Riggs was a gay African-American filmmaker, educator, poet, and gay rights activist. He produced, wrote, and directed several television documentaries, including Ethnic Notions, Tongues Untied, Color Adjustment, and Black Is. ....
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
Names of the Romani people
The Romani people are also known by a variety of other names, in English as Roma and Gypsies, in Greek as . In Central and Eastern Europe as Tsigani , in France as gitans besides the dated bohémiens and manouches....
" people).
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