My Friend Sam
DIRECTOR(S):
Daniel Ryan CAST:
Samuel Marder; Eva Bender; Sonia Vargas; Yosef Kogan; Regina Spektor; Ulrich Seeberg; Bella Spektor; Annette Ezekiel Kogan; Ilya Spektor; Zalman Mlotek PRODUCER(S):
Sarah Anthony, Jack Dishel, Regina Spektor, Daniel Ryan CINEMATOGRAPHER(S):
O’Connor Hartnett EDITOR(S):
Eric Burton COMPOSER(S):
Regina Spektor SYNOPSIS:
Singer-songwriter Regina Spektor’s life changed forever when, as a child, she was taken under the wings of musicians Sonia Vargas and Samuel Marder. The film tells the life story of Marder, violinist and Holocaust survivor, who, in his 90s, has made it a mission to speak to children about the dangers of prejudice and the importance of being kind.
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