iMordecai

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iMordecai

Virtual Q&As with filmmaker Marvin Samel on May 19 and May 25 (Closing Night)

2022. 102 m. Marvin Samel. Greenwich Entertainment. US. English. Rated NR.

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A heartwarming movie based on the director’s own life, iMordecai features terrific performances from Emmy-winning actor Judd Hirsch (TV series Taxi) as Mordecai Samels and Academy Award-nominated actress Carol Kane (Hester Street) as his wife. The two are Holocaust survivors living in Miami. When Mordecai takes the big step of getting an iPhone, the device opens him up to novel experiences and adventures, making him feel like a kid again. An uplifting comedy and a love letter to the city of Miami, iMordecai urges us all to live life to the fullest.

On May 25: After the Q&A, please join us upstairs in the Jane Peck Gallery for a Closing Night cocktail reception.

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Tickets: $15 (members), $20 (nonmembers), $20 (5/25 screening - members), $25 (5/25 screening - nonmembers)

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Virtual Q&A with filmmaker Marvin Samel

Friday, May. 19 2023, 7:00

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Marvin Samel (writer-director) was born in Brooklyn, NY to Mordecai and Fela Samel. Raised by not only immigrants, but Holocaust Survivors, his childhood was filled with the colorful and oftentimes comedic conflicts. In 1995, fueled by his passion for premium cigars, Marvin founded Drew Estate as a kiosk in the World Trade Center Mall, which grew to become one of the world's largest premium cigar companies. After the sale of his company in 2014, he founded FeMor Productions, a firm focusing on investing in promising entrepreneurs who are changing the world. In order to cope with his mother’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis, Marvin began compiling the colorful stories of his family's past. Collaborating with seasoned screenplay writer Rudy Gaines, he wrote his debut screenplay iMordecai, which he also directed in 2019 to honor his parents. Marvin currently resides in Boca Raton, FL with his wife, Netta, and his twin daughters, Talia and Ariella.