Joe Fab
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Fab has been married for over thirty years to Kay Fab, a voice over artist whose work can be heard in the opening moments of "Paper Clips." They reside in Vienna, Virginia. Their son and three grandchildren live outside of Seattle, Washington. Fab is an avid reader and dog lover—master of Gus (Burnese and Australian Shepherd mix) and Princeton (cocker spaniel).Paper Clips
Paper Clips the feature documentary about the Paper Clips ProjectPaper Clips Project
The Paper Clips Project is a project by middle school students from the small southeastern Tennessee city of Whitwell who created a monument for the Holocaust victims in Nazi Germany. It started in 1998 as a simple 8th-grade project and evolved into one gaining worldwide attention. At last count,...
, was released theatrically in 2004. It won the "Audience Choice Award" and the "Cowboy Award" for Best Documentary at the Jackson Hole Film Festival and the "Audience Award" at Palm Springs International Film Festival
Palm Springs International Film Festival
Palm Springs International Film Festival is a film festival held in Palm Springs, California. It was started in 1989 and is held annually in January...
for Best Documentary Feature. At the Rome International Film Festival, Fab shared an R.I.F.F. Jury Award for Best Director with Paper Clips co-director Elliot Berlin. The film also picked up the "Festival Award" for "Best Overall Film" and two additional Jury Awards, for Best Documentary, USA and Best Original Score.