Joseph Antaki

Joseph Antaki

История

Joseph has been writing, directing and producing since 1989. His work has been shown on television and in film festivals.

Профиль

Joseph Antaki

Фильмы

The Sticky Side of Baklava
Jean
The uneventful middle-class life of Lebanese sisters Houwayda and Joëlle spirals into turmoil after Houwayda announces that she is accompanying Pierre, her Québecker husband, on a sabbatical year in France.
My Very Own Circus
Monsieur Stiff
A girl who comes from a long line of circus performers tries to fulfill her dream of going to private school.
The Great Traveller
Edgar
Edgar, an acclaimed travel writer, convinces his old friend and colleague, Bill, to join him on a final trip to a mysterious institute, to write the sequel to the bestseller they co-wrote 20 years ago. Weak, quiet and beaten down by time, Bill suffers a perilous stay under the control of the institute’s executive committee.
Malek
Head chef
A Lebanese immigrant living in Montreal is haunted by his sister's death.
My Guys
Sam
My Guys is a light-hearted comedy revolving around the trials and tribulations of Georgette and her entourage of gay men. This twenty-nine year old, full figured waitress is rather content with her lot until an unwelcomed guest blows her little world to pieces. Enter Janine Theresa Douglas directly from the pages of a fashion magazine. She is tall, skinny and loves to drink...the ideal woman! And she wants Georgette's guys, but Georgette doesn't take the challenge lying down. She hatches a plan to rid herself of this interloper, but the outcome is not necessarily the one Georgette had anticipated.
My Guys
Screenplay
My Guys is a light-hearted comedy revolving around the trials and tribulations of Georgette and her entourage of gay men. This twenty-nine year old, full figured waitress is rather content with her lot until an unwelcomed guest blows her little world to pieces. Enter Janine Theresa Douglas directly from the pages of a fashion magazine. She is tall, skinny and loves to drink...the ideal woman! And she wants Georgette's guys, but Georgette doesn't take the challenge lying down. She hatches a plan to rid herself of this interloper, but the outcome is not necessarily the one Georgette had anticipated.
My Guys
Director
My Guys is a light-hearted comedy revolving around the trials and tribulations of Georgette and her entourage of gay men. This twenty-nine year old, full figured waitress is rather content with her lot until an unwelcomed guest blows her little world to pieces. Enter Janine Theresa Douglas directly from the pages of a fashion magazine. She is tall, skinny and loves to drink...the ideal woman! And she wants Georgette's guys, but Georgette doesn't take the challenge lying down. She hatches a plan to rid herself of this interloper, but the outcome is not necessarily the one Georgette had anticipated.
Confessions of a Fag Hag
Director
Georgette, the resident fag hag, hatches a plan to get rid of a rival, but the outcome is not what she had anticipated…
The Valley of Tears
Joseph
Marie, a Canadian editor specialized in testimonies of Genocide survivors, starts to receive anonymous large envelopes with the narrative of Ali, a young Palestinian who grew up in a refugee camp in Lebanon. Intrigued, Marie investigates the origin of these envelopes and finds out who is the anonymous writer. This is how she establishes a connection with Joseph, a Lebanese worker hired to paint the offices. A strange relation develops between these two persons who come from very different worlds. But after a while, Joseph abruptly disappears and Marie, overwhelmed by the mission fallen on her, starts a journey into the past, through a small village in Lebanon, in the heart of a bloodthirsty culture were lies the key of all the enigmas.
The Terrorist Next Door
Mohamed
A dramatization inspired by the real-life events surrounding the recruitment and capture of Ahmed Ressam - aka the "Millennium Bomber". Ressam was convicted of smuggling a bomb into the United States as part of an Al Qaeda plot to blow up Los Angeles International Airport on New Year's Eve, 1999.
Cairo Calling
Director
Ahmed is in for the shock of his life when his mother calls from Cairo to announce her imminent visit to Montreal . He has to clean up his act to get ready for her arrival. He convinces his entourage to play along for the duration of her stay, telling them that the visit is a short one. But Mother has other plans... She is a woman on a mission and is ready to stay for as long as it takes for her to see it through. In fact, she has an open ticket! Ahmed's patience as well as his friends' will be severely tested as his mother tries to bring her old world values into their lives. But she too will get tested when she realizes the true meaning of the old saying : be careful what you wish for, it may just come true...
За гранью
Rebel
Молодая замужняя американка Сара Джордан, живущая в Англии, оказывается на благотворительном вечере и слышит жаркую речь, произнесенную доктором Ником Кэллахэном. Его пламенный призыв о помощи детям стран, вовлеченных в военные конфликты, перевернула жизнь Сары навсегда.Очарованная Ником и его благородными идеями, она расстается со спокойной жизнью и, жертвуя своим благополучием, устремляется навстречу риску, опасности и… своей любви. На протяжении десяти лет судьба будет сводить Сару и Ника в разных «горячих точках» нашей планеты — в Камбодже, Эфиопии и Чечне, приготовив влюбленным страшные испытания.
How My Mother Gave Birth to Me During Menopause
Abdoul
Цена страха
Arab Doctor
Когда президент России внезапно умирает, его пост занимает человек, о котором общественности известно достаточно мало. Именно этот факт увеличивает напряженную обстановку в стране. Глава ЦРУ Билл Кэбот принимает на работу молодого аналитика Джека Райана, специалиста по России, чтобы получать достоверную информацию из первых рук. Вскоре случается ужасное: столица Чечни обзаводится ядерной бомбой. Американцы быстро начинают обвинять во всем русских. Также они недоверчиво относятся к сведениям Райана, который с риском для жизни проводит свои расследования. А он прав. Террористы провоцируют начало войны между двумя нациями, находясь позади сцены. Когда они успешно взрывают бомбу рядом с Балтимором во время Золотого Кубка, мир уже находится на грани войны. Но… если Райан вовремя достанет необходимые доказательства, то этот поток бедствий прекратится.