The film, about a Holocaust survivor whose life changes when his son buys him an iPhone, stars Judd Hirsch, Carol Kane, and Sean Astin.

[3] In 2014, Marvin Samel’s wife Netta gave birth to their twin daughters, and his mother Fela was diagnosed with dementia.

As a coping mechanism, Samel began compiling the colorful stories of his family’s past that he had shared in order to entertain the audiences at cigar events he hosted.

When the script was completed, Dahlia Heyman, an award-winning screenwriter and former creative executive at World Film Group, came on board as a Producer.

She introduced Samel to industry veteran, and award-winner in his own right, Allen Bain, who agreed to be the film’s Executive Producer.