After avoiding speaking at all cost for over two decades, Joze Piranian, who has a severe stutter, decides to confront his fears and make peace with the past, by holding the conversations he never dared to have before.
Come to watch our screening of Josiane Blanc's superb documentary of the journey of Joze Piranian, which is premiering in October at a film festival in Toronto. We are honoured that Joze and Josiane will be there in person to answer your questions following the screening!
It is intented that this documentary will inspire and encourage those who stutter, their parents and their allies.
About the presenters
Josiane Blanc
Josiane is a writer, director, producer, who’s versatility has allowed her to occupy a wide range of positions in Canada, Europe, South America and Africa. Those life changing experiences fundamentally shaped her journey as an artist who feels compelled to speak on everything related to social injustice and discrimination.
Josiane Blanc, is best known for Faux départ (2022), Ainsi va Manu (2021), Words Left Unspoken (2024) and her TV series, Ainsi va Manu, which was broadcast on the online platform of French broadcaster TV5 & TFO and was selected for several international festivals winning a total of 15 awards, including five for best director.
Joze Piranian
Born and raised in Lebanon, Joze avoided speaking for more than 25 years out of the fear of being judged for being a person who stutters. Over the past few years, everything changed. Jose has won multiple public speaking competitions, delivered several TEDx talks, and performed stand-up comedy in North America, Europe, and the Middle East in English, French, Spanish, and Arabic. Joze has since delivered hundreds of stand-up comedy and speaking engagements at the United Nations, Google, Boeing, Tesla, Meta, TikTok, and IBM, as well at schools and conferences internationally. He has been featured in Forbes, TED, ABC, Fox, NowThis (where he was interviewed about the public perception of Joe Biden’s stutter during the elections), Ashton Kutcher’s “A Plus”, and John Krasinski’s “Some Good News.