Joan Bover (Vic, Barcelona, 1980) is a documentary filmmaker and producer. His works have received multiple recognitions, among others, two nominations for the Goya Awards or a Silver Biznaga at Málaga Festival. His latest documentary, Ulisses, has been screened at some of the most important festivals in the world, such as Bogoshorts in Colombia or Hot Docs in Canada.
Joan Bover (Vic, Barcelona, 1980) is a documentary filmmaker and producer. His works have received multiple recognitions, among others, two nominations for the Goya Awards or a Silver Biznaga at Málaga Festival. His latest documentary, Ulisses, has been screened at some of the most important festivals in the world, such as Bogoshorts in Colombia or Hot Docs in Canada.
His motivation to tell the story of Dear Michael is marked, first of all, by his friendship with filmmaker Marcos Cabotá, with whom he co-directed Kyoko, a multi-award-winning documentary about one of the most incredible anecdotes around the figure of John Lennon. That collaboration meant that they spent many hours together and every day Cabotá told him an anecdote about his relationship with Michael Jackson. The fascination generated by those stories in Bover led him to make Dear Michael.
His motivation to tell the story of Dear Michael is marked, first of all, by his friendship with filmmaker Marcos Cabotá, with whom he co-directed Kyoko, a multi-award-winning documentary about one of the most incredible anecdotes around the figure of John Lennon. That collaboration meant that they spent many hours together and every day Cabotá told him an anecdote about his relationship with Michael Jackson. The fascination generated by those stories in Bover led him to make Dear Michael.
