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FROM CIGAR MAKER TO FILMMAKER

Art imitates life when a professional cigar maker turned the pain of losing his mother to Alzheimer’s into a personal writing project that began a new career for Marvin Samel of Boca Raton. Little did Marvin know that his personal story would redefine him as a scriptwriter and lead him to direct a film starring Sean Astin, Judd Hirsch and Carol Kane.

 iMordecai is an uplifting dramatic comedy about Marvin’s father, a Holocaust survivor whose life is forever changed with the gift of an iPhone. Set in South Florida, the deeply personal story is getting attention on the film festival circuit and has been selected for 18 festivals and counting. Marvin is self-distributing the project and it screened locally at Movies of Delray after the premiere in Miami, where audience interaction, behind the scenes stories, and a look at the process and the bumps they experienced during the production were discussed. Click here to watch the trailer.