Mardik: From Baghdad to Hollywood (2008)

0.0/10 • 76 min • Documentary

Overview

An intimate portrait of an oft-forgotten character in Hollywood: the screenwriter. Raised in Baghdad, screenwriter Mardik Martin was infused with an early love for movies when he was sent to the U.S. by his family to avoid being drafted into the Iraqi army. Mardik discovered the NYU cinema department, and there he met Martin Scorsese; their friendship would lead to some of the greatest films in American cinema.

Cast

Mardik Martin

Martin Scorsese

George Lucas

Irwin Winkler

Self

Brando De Sica

Amy Heckerling

Self

Howard A. Rodman

Recommendations

American Boy: A Profile of Steven Prince

John Candy: I Like Me

Being James Bond

The Class of ‘92

Public Speaking

Directed by John Ford

As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

Seduced and Abandoned

Drew: The Man Behind the Poster

Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin

Anna Nicole Smith: You Don't Know Me

I Am Heath Ledger

More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story