Released:
2008-04-01

Overview:
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.

Directors:
Evan York, Ramy Katrib

Runtime:
1h 16min

Genre:
Documentary

• Cast:
• 
  Mardik Martin
  as
  Self
• 
  Martin Scorsese
  as
  Self
• 
  George Lucas
  as
  Self
• 
  Irwin Winkler
  as
  Self
• 
  Peter Biskind
  as
  Self