Roko Belic
An image from Genghis Blues, one of the productions that also features Roko Belic.
Roko Belic

Roko Belic

September 8, 1971 — Seattle, Washington

Best known for his emotionally powerful films that take viewers to exotic parts of the globe, director Roko Belic was born in 1971 in Seattle to Czechoslovakian and Yugoslavian parents. He grew up in the Chicago suburb of Evanston, Illinois. During his childhood, his mother used a wrench to lock a broken dial on the family TV to the local PBS channel. Belic became enchanted with non-fiction programs that gave him a “window to the world” and his passion for film was born. His first film-making experience was in third grade with his brother, Adrian, when they borrowed a super-8 movie camera from their parents. Belic attended the University of California at Santa Barbara, where he studied studio arts and foreign languages. During college, he took a year away from his studies to travel around the world among the cultures and people that would eventually become the inspiration for his work. Shortly after graduation, Belic and his brother founded the film production company Wadi Rum Films.

Happy

Happy

2012

I Am

I Am

2011

Tarantella

Tarantella

1990

The Batmobile

The Batmobile

2012

Genghis Blues

Genghis Blues

1999

Dreams: Cinema of the Subconscious

Dreams: Cinema of the Subconscious

2010

Trust Me

Trust Me

2020

All That Remains

All That Remains

2024