The Making of HBO's "The Survivor" - A Premiere Spotlight with Producer Scott Pardo
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award winning screenwriter, producer, and founder at Mitchell Grey Media
Scott Pardo is an award-winning screenwriter, producer, and founder of Mitchell Grey Media, a company specializing in book-to-screen adaptations. Most recently, he produced THE SURVIVOR, directed by Barry Levinson, starring Ben Foster and Billy Magnussen. His writing credits include R XMAS (opening night Cannes Film Festival), directed by Abel Ferrara, MARY, starring Juliet Binoche and Forest Whitaker which won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2005 Venice Film Festival, and the comedy GO GO TALES which premiered at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. His producing credits include the feature film HOPE AND A LITTLE SUGAR. He founded Published Enemies, a graphic novel company for which he writes and supervises a team of illustrators. Full Bio »
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What is a "Premiere Spotlight" Webcast?
In order to shine a light on our talented Stage 32 members we are announcing a new series called the "Premiere Spotlight" to take you behind the scenes on how some of the top feature films and television shows have come together on the day they premiere!
What Premiere is Being Featured on April 27?
Get behind-the-scenes access to HBO’s THE SURVIVOR, directed by Academy Award Winner Barry Levinson and starring SAG-Award nominee Ben Foster. In this intimate conversation between Stage 32 member and producer Scott Pardo and Stage 32’s Education Director Sam Sokolow before the film premieres as they discuss the process of bringing this real-life story to the screen.
About "The Survivor"
Based on the book HARRY HAFT: SURVIVOR OF AUSCHWITZ, CHALLENGER OF ROCK MARCIANO, by Alan Haft, the story follows Harry Haft, a boxer who survived Auschwitz by winning bare-knuckle bouts for the perverse entertainment of SS officers. Determined to find freedom and his first love, Haft traveled to America and began a career as a professional boxer, quickly finding success using his sharp instincts and fierce confidence.
The film is directed by Barry Levinson, the Academy Award-winning director of RAIN MAN, with a script by Justine Juel Gillmer (THE 100). It also features an all-star cast, including Ben Foster (HELL OR HIGH WATER) as Haft, Vicky Krieps (PHANTOM THREAD), Billy Magnussen (NO TIME TO DIE), Peter Sarsgaard (JACKIE), Saro Emirze (WILSBERG), Dar Zuzovsky (HOSTAGES), Danny DeVito (IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA), and John Leguizamo (LATIN HISTORY FOR MORONS).
A team at USC Shoah Foundation aided the film’s production, providing detailed historical consulting in addition to access to the testimony of Haft, filmed in 2007 and preserved within USC Shoah Foundation's Visual History Archive.
About the Webcast
Join Scott and Sam for Stage 32’s Premiere Spotlight Webcast to see how the team brought the epic journey to HBO, plus, you have the chance to ask Scott any questions that you have!
Come support your fellow Stage 32 member on his premiere!
Join Scott and Stage 32’s Premiere Spotlight Webcast to see how the team brought the epic journey of Harry Haft to HBO on April 27 at 11AM PST.
About Your Instructor
Scott Pardo
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