Mark Joseph

In 1989 left the USSR. Currently Mark Joseph residing in Canada, Quebec, Montreal. As in Canada, Mark Joseph wrote the feature film script "Delusion", studied and received a diploma as a graphic designer and video editor, filmed several commercials and promo videos for different companies. By working in TV channel RTVC, created a number of original programs. In last few years starts a pilot experimental documentary project "Basket of Dreams", which tells about the today's life of indigenous inhabitants of the planet in different corners.

In 1988 co-authored the script "Trade Winds".

In 1987, at Transcaucasian Film Forum, the film was critically acclaimed by journal "Art of Cinema", as one of the best, for a stylistic decision - documentary style in feature film.

As a film director, In 1986 made his first feature film "In vague conditions"(V usloviyakh neochevidnosti), about criminal investigation, screenplay by Ramiz Fataliyev.

Graduated and get his master degree in 1982, with film "Island at Noon", based on a short story by J. Cortazar. Also appeared as an actor, in the film "Interrupted Serenade", with a famous Russian singer Muslim Magomayev and actress Svetlana Toma, directed by writer Maksud Ibragimbekov.

In 1976 he has became a student of VGIK (All Union Cinema University), at the department of Feature film directing, master class of Efim Dzigan.

Mark Joseph ( a. k. a. Farkhad Yusufov ) was born on 10 May 1956, in the USSR, in Moscow. Grew up in the city Baku. Graduated, as a pianist, at the special music school, trained two years for the fine arts, and then joined the department of acting. As a student, has been cast for several movies to main roles, and, in particular has played a leading role in epic motion picture "Legend about Siavush" base on poem by Ferdowsi and directed by Bension Kimyagarov.