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Sam Hoffman has enjoyed a 20-year-and-counting career in the New York feature film and television industry in producing, directing, and assistant directing capacities.  He most recently produced the new series Madam Secretary starring Téa Leoni and has worked with such directors as Wes Anderson, Woody Allen, Richard Linklater, Tim Robbins and Mike Newell.  In 2009, he created the renowned website www.OldJewsTellingJokes.com; the site’s video portraits have been viewed over 15 million times, been released on DVD, and broadcast on the BBC. The site has been featured on countless blogs as well as in New York Magazine and The Wall Street Journal, among other publications. Mr. Hoffman’s book, based on the site, is now in its fourth printing.

This film-screening series, sponsored by the Film Institute at Montclair State, is a weekly program for MSU students and the public. The program features contemporary filmmakers who come to speak about their work and profession in an open forum that invites audience members to ask questions and hear personalized inside stories. Admission is free.