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iMordachai Movie Screening

When: May 11, 2026 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Where: Miami Beach JCC
4221 Pine Tree Dr.
Miami Beach, FL 33140
Organizer: Daniel Reed
Contact: Daniel Reed at [email protected]
Cost: Free
Summary: Jewish American Heritage Month Special Movie Screening iMordacai Monday, May 11 7:30 PM Free and Open to the Community With special Guest, Writer, Director, Producer Marvin Samel
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2026-05-11 19:30:00 2026-05-11 21:00:00 America/New_York iMordachai Movie Screening Jewish American Heritage Month Special Movie Screening iMordacai Monday, May 11 7:30 PM Free and Open to the Community With special Guest, Writer, Director, Producer Marvin Samel (http://jewishmiami.org/events/imordachai_movie_screening) Miami Beach JCC Daniel Reed [email protected]

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Jewish American Heritage Month
Special Movie Screening
iMordacai
Monday, May 11
7:30 PM
Free and Open to the Community
With special Guest, Writer, Director, Producer Marvin Samel
In Conversation with Igor Shteryenberg, Executive Director of the Miami Jewish Film Festival

Starring Judd Hirsch, Carol Kane and Sean Astin.

Writer, Producer and Director Marvin Samel will make a special guest appearance. There will be a talkback after the movie.
Based on a true story, iMordecai stars Academy Award-nominated and two-time Emmy-winning actor Judd Hirsch (star of the Emmy-winning sitcom Taxi, Ordinary People, Independence Day) as Mordecai Samels and Academy Award-nominated actress Carol Kane (Hester Street) as his wife, Fela, both survivors from Poland, who are now living in Miami. Their son, Marvin (Academy Award-nominated actor Sean Astin, The Lord of the Rings), is an ambitious cigar maker trying to support his own family while still being there for his aging parents. But when Mordecai's ancient flip phone breaks, he starts to take lessons from Nina (newcomer Azia Dinea Hale), a yong employee of Ultratech. She tutors Mordecai on his new iPhone,

This film screening is presented in partnership with The Miami Jewish Film Festival.

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4221 Pine Tree Dr.

Miami Beach, FL 33140

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