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 ''Dave Not Coming Back'' (french: La dernière plongée de Dave) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Jonah Malak and released in 2020. The film centres on diver Dave Shaw's death while attempting to recover the body of Deon Dreyer from ...

'', 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 American University of Beirut, 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