Background
Belic was born to Czechoslovakian and Yugoslavian parents, Danica and Nenad Belic. During his childhood, his mother used a wrench to lock a broken dial on the family television to the local Public Broadcasting Service channel. Belic grew up in Chicago in suburban Illinois and attended Evanston Township High School.
Education
Belic later attended the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Career
Foreign his first feature, Belic was inspired by a story unfolding in the little-known Siberian republic of Tuva. Continuing with his passion of global cinematic journeys, Belic associate produced Beyond the Call (2006), following three American soldiers-turned-humanitarians, traveling to war zones around the world delivering life-saving aid. The following year, Belic co-produced and shot the award-winning, filmed in locations from China to Israel, following one man’s search for a cure for his terminal illness.
In 2010, Belic directed the documentary Dreams: Cinema Of The Subconscious, included on the Inception (2010) Blu-ray.
Following its success, he directed The Batmobile, released on The Dark Knight Rises (2012) Blu-ray. Most recently, Belic teamed up with director Tom Shadyac (Bruce Almighty, Liar Liar, The Nutty Professor), who executive produced, to make the feature documentary Happy (2012).
Directed, written, and co-produced by Belic, Happy combines powerful human stories with cutting-edge science to give audiences a deeper understanding of our most desired emotion.