Roko Belic
| Roko Belić | |
|---|---|
| Residence | Malibu, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of California, Santa Barbara |
| Occupation | Film producer and director |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Notable work | Genghis Blues, Happy |
| Style | Documentary film |
| Home town | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Partner(s) | Gael Firth |
| Children | 1 |
Roko Belic is an American film producer and director. His directorial debut, Genghis Blues, was nominated for an Academy Award for best documentary feature.
Belic was born to Czechoslovakian and Yugoslavian parents, Danica and Dr. Nenad Belic. During his childhood, his mother used a wrench to lock a broken dial on the family TV to the local PBS channel. His first film-making experience was in third grade with his brother, Adrian, when a friend, Christopher Nolan, borrowed a super-8 movie camera from his parents. Belic grew up in suburban Chicago and attended Evanston Township High School. Belic later attended the University of California, Santa Barbara.
For his first feature, Belic was inspired by a story unfolding in the little-known Siberian republic of Tuva. Trusting his intuition, Belic purchased two cameras on credit and flew with his brother to Tuva to create the documentary feature, Genghis Blues (1999). Belic’s landmark film received an Academy Award nomination for best documentary feature and won over 70 international film festival awards including the Sundance Audience Award.
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 Indestructible (2007), 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.
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