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Mardik: Baghdad to Hollywood (2008)
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76 min | Documentary

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Mardik: Baghdad to Hollywood (2008)

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76 min | Documentary

Mardik Martin may be one of movie-making's most important screenwriters - and least well-known. Mardik: from Baghdad to Hollywood traces one of the most unlikely journeys in American film history - from growing up in Baghdad to being one ...See moreMardik Martin may be one of movie-making's most important screenwriters - and least well-known. Mardik: from Baghdad to Hollywood traces one of the most unlikely journeys in American film history - from growing up in Baghdad to being one of the hottest writers in Hollywood. Mardik began his love affair with film in Baghdad at age sixteen where he worked in at the local MGM distributor. In 1958, he came to the United States to study economics at NYU. In 1959, Mardik changed his focus to movies. At NYU, Mardik befriended Martin Scorsese and 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. Written by Ramy Katrib See less

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Name	Known for
Mardik Martin Self Self See fewer	Mean Streets (1973)
Martin Scorsese Self Self See fewer	Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
George Lucas Self Self See fewer	Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Irwin Winkler Self Self See fewer	Life as a House (2001)
Peter Biskind Self Self See fewer	On the Battlefield (1972)
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Brando De Sica Self Self See fewer	Mimì: Prince of Darkness (2023)
Francine Dejosa Self Self See fewer	Mardik: Baghdad to Hollywood (2008)
Joe France Self Self See fewer	Mardik: Baghdad to Hollywood (2008)
John Furia Self Self See fewer	Insight (I) (1960)
Devon Greggory Self (as Devon Greggory Watkins) Self (as Devon Greggory Watkins) See fewer	Destiny's Child (2003)
Joseph Guerrieri Self Self See fewer	Trail of Blood (2011)
Mark Jonathan Harris Self Self See fewer	The Long Way Home (1997)
Amy Heckerling Self Self See fewer	Clueless (1996)
Andre Kousnov Self Self See fewer	Mardik: Baghdad to Hollywood (2008)
Anuj Majumdar Self Self See fewer	Equation (2002)
Charles Mandracchia Self Self See fewer	Big Pasta (2018)
Moira McMahon Self Self See fewer	Teen Wolf (2011)
Peter Murray Self Self See fewer	Mardik: Baghdad to Hollywood (2008)
Howard A. Rodman Self Self See fewer	The Hunger (1997)
Gladys Sloboda Self Self See fewer	Mardik: Baghdad to Hollywood (2008)
Cody Stallings Self Self See fewer	4 Squared (2007)
Joel Sucher Self Self See fewer	Anarchism in America (1983)
Nick Tanis Self Self See fewer	Street Scenes (1970)
Jeff Woodward Self Self See fewer	Darknet (2015)