Ethan Bloom (with Director Herschel Faber and Writer Maylen Dominguez)

Featuring a post-film Q+A with director Herschel Faber and writer/producer Maylen Dominguez!

Starring Joshua Malina, Rachel Lefevre, Carlos Ponce, Mindy Sterling, Caroline Valencia and Hank Greenspan as Ethan

Thirteen-year-old Ethan is supposed to be preparing for his bar mitzvah - but despite his Jewish family, Ethan is convinced his spiritual calling is with the Catholic church, where he secretly finds solace under the guidance of Father Diaz (Carlos Ponce).

Through the wisdom of an unconventional rabbi (Rachelle Lefevre), the love of his complicated father (Joshua Malina), and his first romance with a cowboy-boot-wearing girl who can put him in a headlock, Ethan must confront his lies and grief to discover that faith isn’t about choosing sides—it’s about honoring all the messy, beautiful pieces of who we are.

Maylen Dominguez:

Maylen Dominguez is the writer and producer of the feature dramedy ETHAN BLOOM, starring Joshua Malina (The West Wing), Rachelle Lefevre (Twilight), Carlos Ponce (Couples Retreat), and Mindy Sterling (Austin Powers).
She holds a B.A. in Literature and Film from Yale University and an MFA in Writing for Screen and Television from the University of Southern California. Her work has been recognized with the Zaki Gordon Award for Screenwriting, an NBC/Universal Television Writing Award, and a Semi-Finalist placement at the Austin Film Festival for Ethan Bloom.

Maylen began her career at Galan Entertainment, helping produce content for Latin American television, including The ALMA Awards, Los Beltrán, and Padre Alberto. She later worked in development with Minnie Driver at Two Drivers Productions and went on to serve as Dean of the New York Film Academy for a decade.

Her eclectic life experiences, attending a military academy, nannying for Mia Farrow, training as an agent at William Morris Endeavor, founding the Orlando Film Festival, launching three MFA programs at two film schools, becoming a licensed building contractor, and serving as a commissioner for the Orlando Utility Commission, inform her storytelling with depth and range. She also leads yoga and writing retreats around the world.

Herschel Faber:

Herschel received his MFA in Film from Columbia University, where he won the “Zaki Gordon Award” for screenwriting and placed in the semi-finalist level in the prestigious Nicholl Fellowship and Austin Film Festival. Professionally, Herschel has had a number of screenplays optioned and made, one being the cult hit MAC AND DEVIN GO TO HIGH SCHOOL (Anchor Bay), which stars Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa and Mike Epps. Herschel also wrote, directed and produced CAVEMEN, a feature-length romantic comedy starring Skylar Astin (Pitch Perfect), Camilla Belle (10,000 B.C.), Chad Michael Murray (One Tree Hill) and Jason Patric (The Lost Boys). The film was released theatrically by Well Go USA and on VOD in a partnership with Warner Brothers. 

Most recently, Herschel directed and produced the feature-length dramedy, ETHAN BLOOM, starring Joshua Molina (The West Wing), Rachelle Lefevre (Twilight), Carlos Ponce (Couples Retreat) and Mindy Sterling (Austin Powers). When not making films, Herschel is the Chair of Filmmaking at the New York Film Academy in Miami. 
 

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