Mardik: From Baghdad to Hollywood
Mardik: From Baghdad to Hollywood
Mardik: From Baghdad to Hollywood On Soap2Day. 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.
- Genre: Documentary
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- Director: Evan York
- Cast: Mardik Martin, Martin Scorsese, George Lucas, Irwin Winkler, Peter Biskind, Ted Braun, Brando De Sica, Amy Heckerling, Mark Jonathan Harris, Charles Mandracchia, Howard A. Rodman,