Jonah Malak, also known as Karim Haroun, is a Canadian documentary filmmaker, producer and editor from

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. He is most noted for his 2020 film '' Dave Not Coming Back'', for which he received a Best Editing in a Documentary nomination at the

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, 2021.

Early life and education

Jonah Malak was born in

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, during the

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. After completing his Bachelor in Mathematics at the

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, he moved to Montreal, Canada where he completed a double Bachelor in Arts in Film Studies and in Film Production. He is a founding partner of the Canadian production company Nemesis Films, alongside

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and Dominique Dussault.

Career

Since founding Nemesis Films, Jonah Malak directed exclusively documentary films : ''Mystic Mass (Masse mystique)'', ''My Tuesdays at Catherine's (Mes mardis chez Catherine)'', and ''Dave Not Coming Back''."LA DERNIÈRE PLONGÉE DE DAVE – un film de Jonah Malak – à l’affiche au Québec dès le 11 septembre"
''L'Initiative'', August 10, 2020. He had previously directed two short-films, ''June'' and ''Chronicles of Hyperinflation''. Malak is also a published writer, and his publications include ''Le Conte de la maison bête'' and ''Les Morts d'Omar''.

Filmography

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* Canadian documentary film directors Canadian documentary film producers Canadian film editors Canadian people of Lebanese descent Film directors from Montreal Living people 1983 births {{Canada-film-director-stub