E.C.Balázs

Film

A woman in black touches a large purple mural of Prince's face
Still from Dearly Beloved. Mural by Mr. G, Chanhassen, Minnesota.

Dearly Beloved, 2026

A meditation on grief, love and transformation after the death of Prince Rogers Nelson. Following the homes where Prince lived, from his birth to his death, the filmmaker searches for traces of the artist in the places he left behind, drawing on nine years of documentation in Minnesota. Documentary, six minutes. Writer and director.

Atlanta Documentary Film Festival, 2026 (premiere)
Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival, 2026
Melbourne Documentary Film Festival, 2026

The Guardian, May 2026
Lavender Magazine, May 2026

Claude et moi, 2026

A short documentary on AI companionship through a crisis. Writer and director.

Earlier

I trained in film and television at the Victorian College of the Arts and made short films in the 1990s for SBS Television and festivals, including The Kiss (1997, with Annika Glac), shown at the Paris Biennale Art Film Festival, Centre Pompidou.