Three award-winning actors—Judd Hirsch (Ordinary People, Taxi), Carol Kane (Hester Street) and Sean Astin (The Lord of the Rings)—star in this heart-warming charmer set in Miami. Mordecai Samel, a retiree who was yanked out of Poland as a child, has a feisty sense of humor. This is sorely needed when he must face the realities of the 21st century, including trading in his trusty flip phone for a device that has, he laments, “no buttons.”
Underwritten by Bette & Stewart Schuster; Hebrew Free Loan.
Co-sponsor: Congregation B’nai Shalom.
- DirectorMarvin Samel
- ScreenwriterDahlia Heyman, Rudy Gaines, Marvin Samel
- ProducerDahlia Heyman, Marvin Samel
- Executive ProducerAllen Bain, Laura Correa, Nicole Edeiken, Michael Giordano, Matthew Helderman, Marty Nadler, Jonathan Sheldon
- Co-ProducerB.D. Gunnell, Bryan Shetsky
- CastJudd Hirsch, Carol Kane, Sean Astin
- CinematographerWill Turner
- EditorRick Grayson
- Production DesignBrandon Agan
- MusicMatthew Kajcienski
Three award-winning actors—Judd Hirsch (Ordinary People, Taxi), Carol Kane (Hester Street) and Sean Astin (The Lord of the Rings)—star in this heart-warming charmer set in Miami. Mordecai Samel, a retiree who was yanked out of Poland as a child, has a feisty sense of humor. This is sorely needed when he must face the realities of the 21st century, including trading in his trusty flip phone for a device that has, he laments, “no buttons.”
Underwritten by Bette & Stewart Schuster; Hebrew Free Loan.
Co-sponsor: Congregation B’nai Shalom.
- DirectorMarvin Samel
- ScreenwriterDahlia Heyman, Rudy Gaines, Marvin Samel
- ProducerDahlia Heyman, Marvin Samel
- Executive ProducerAllen Bain, Laura Correa, Nicole Edeiken, Michael Giordano, Matthew Helderman, Marty Nadler, Jonathan Sheldon
- Co-ProducerB.D. Gunnell, Bryan Shetsky
- CastJudd Hirsch, Carol Kane, Sean Astin
- CinematographerWill Turner
- EditorRick Grayson
- Production DesignBrandon Agan
- MusicMatthew Kajcienski