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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
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • 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 Biba is the director of the acclaimed documentary Aka Dr Hope, which has garnered multiple accolades, including Best Experimental Film, Best Documentary, and Best Director at the TINFF; Best Documentary at the MIWAFF; and Silver Winner at the Telly Awards.

As the screenwriter, director, and producer of The Red Rose, he received the Rising Filmmaker Award from the Montreal International Wreath Awards Film Festival, the Award of Recognition from the United International Film Festival, and Best NY Short at the International New York Film Festival.

Julian also co-wrote and co-produced the film Paftuar (Uninvited), which premiered at the Cannes Festival Short Corner in May 2016. The film won Best Cinematography and Best Production at the International Film Festival and Albanian Film Week in NYC.

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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