Experiencing Interruptions?

AKA: DR HOPE

A prominent doctor in the fight against cancer, gets diagnosed with prostate cancer and has to use his "gift" to help himself and others.

  • Julian Biba
    Director
  • Julian Biba
    Writer
  • Naman Gabriel
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    59 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    January 18, 2019
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Montreal International Wreath Awards Film Festival
    Montreal
    Canada
    October 6, 2019
    Montreal Premiere
    Best Documentary
  • Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival
    Toronto
    Canada
    August 31, 2019
    Canada Premiere
    Best Director
  • Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival
    Toronto
    Canada
    August 31, 2019
    Canada Premiere
    Best Documentary
  • Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival
    Toronto
    Canada
    August 31, 2019
    Canada Premiere
    Best Experimental Film
Director Biography - Julian Biba

Julian is the director of the documentary “Aka Dr. Hope” awarded: "Best Experimental", "Best Documentary" and "Best Director" by TINFF; "Best Documentary" by MIWAFF; "Human Rights Award" by Retro Avant Garde Film Festival, and "Silver Winner" by Telly Awards.
He is the screenwriter/director/producer of "THE RED ROSE" awarded: "RISING FILMMAKER" by Montreal International Wreath Awards Film Festival; "Award of Recognition" by United International Film Festival and "BEST NY SHORT" by International New York Film Festival.
Julian has co-written and co-produced the film "Paftuar" (Uninvited) that was screened on May 2016 at Cannes Festival Short Corner and also won "Best Cinematography" and "Best Production" awards at International Film Festival and Albanian Film Week in NYC.
Julian’s feature script "The Bright Future" was picked as 10 best scripts at AlbaScript workshop organized in Pogradec, Albania by Albanian National Cinematography Center and Cineuropa.
Julian's other feature script "Leap of Faith" was a quarter-finalist at National Screenwriters Day Screenwriting Competition and 2018 Gold Reel Award Winners in Nevada Film Festival.
His short comedy script "Balkan Brothers" was the Official Selection of Oaxaca FilmFest 2017 and in March 2016 Julian Directed and Produced a music video for an Italian pop singer.
Julian has completed a few full features and short scripts while keeps on writing. In the meantime, he is experiencing a bit of an acting career in short films, TV series, and documentaries like: "Mystery at the museum", "Tough time in NY"; "Hope of escape" etc.
In August 2018 Julian graduated from the "Master Screenwriter Certificate Program" with ScreenwritingU.
At the age of 14, Julian went to military school and later on to Police Academy. He has been involved in Albanian police special operation and has worked as a bodyguard for politicians and people of arts from 1996 to 2012. Telling some unique life stories induced his friends to convince him to write a few of them.

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Director Statement

Dr. Gary Onik has spent the last 40 years pioneering new techniques in the fight against cancer, many of which have become standard practice worldwide. He has arguably had a greater impact on cancer therapy than any single physician, and he has rightly earned many national and international accolades and awards for his work. In the last few years Dr. Onik has been pioneering a potential new treatment for metastatic prostate cancer. However, in the ultimate twist of irony, Dr. Onik himself was diagnosed with this very condition. In December 2018, he under went surgery using the new technique while fully awake and guiding the surgeon in the proper technique. He will get initial results about the success of the new technique - and his own future - this February. In a new documentary film, Dr. Hope, the first part of Dr. Onik's incredible story is told, complete with interviews with patients, friends and colleagues