Background
Julian Samuel was born in Lahore, Pakistan.
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Julian Samuel
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He completed a Bachelor of Arts in Literature and an Master of Fine Arts in Photography.
Career
He has produced and directed a number of films that examine the historical and contemporary relationship between the Western world, the Middle East and Asia set against larger subjects in contemporary society. Palestine"s struggle for self-determination is a recurring theme in his work. His family emigrated to the United Kingdom and then to Canada.
He resides in Toronto, Canada.
Samuel has made a number of films that examine the historical and contemporary relationship between the West, the Middle East and Asia set against larger subjects in contemporary society. Palestine"s struggle for self-determination is a recurring theme in his work among other post-colonial themes.
He is the author of Passage to Lahore (1995) and Lone Ranger in Pakistan (1986). On the book jacket of Passage to Lahore, Cameron Bailey, artistic director of the Toronto International Film Festival, writes "the bravest piece of writing to emerge from our carefully confused Canada..(T)he book is unafraid of anger, unafraid of ideas and unafraid of speaking the wrong thing."
Passage to Lahore received mixed reviews upon its French release in Quebec.
The book contains criticism of the Quebec provincial government"s political agenda to preserve Quebecois culture resulting in a muting of minority representation in the arts
Samuel has been outspoken regarding the lack of visible minority representation in the mostly French-speaking province. He is a frequent contributor to Serai, a Montreal-based not-for-profit web magazine focused on arts, culture and politics. Samuel is also an abstract expressionist painter.
