Mardik: Baghdad to Hollywood
Sponsored by A & R Furniture
Friday, March 14— 6:15pm* Palm Theatre
* Note new time.
An intimate portrait of one of Hollywood’s leading screenwriters.
This unique film traces one of the most unlikely journeys in American film history. From growing up in Baghdad to becoming one of Hollywood’s hottest talents, Mardik Martin may be one of movie making’s most important but least known screen writers. Martin began his love affair with film in Baghdad at age sixteen where he worked for the local MGM distributor. In 1958, he came to the United States to study economics at NYU. A year later he changed his focus to movies, and befriended the youthful Martin Scorsese. Their relationship would lead to some of the greatest films in American Cinema (Mean Streets, The Last Waltz, New York New York, and Raging Bull). At the peak of his success, Mardik succumbed to the ills of fame, fortune and the destructive lifestyles of Hollywood. His fall from grace is a cautionary tale, yet his rise from despair becomes the heart of the film. In 1986, a new path as a teacher emerged, which he continues today as a senior lecturer at USC, instructing countless students about life and the art of screenwriting. Mardik is an intimate portrait of an often forgotten character in Hollywood Cinema, the screenwriter. Ultimately, it is a modern-day fable about reaching for your dreams and finding redemption in the end. Writer/producer, Ramy Katrib will be in attendance. Documentary. USA. 1 hr. 25m. Screens with Partially True Tales of High Adventure.
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