Levantine Films (USA): 2

Jerry & Marge Go Large (2022), an American comedy-drama directed by David Frankel and written by Brad Copeland, is based on the true story of married couple Jerry and Marge Selbee from Evart, Michigan. After retiring as a production line manager after forty-two years, Jerry’s first attempt at using his new motorboat ends in an unfortunate accident. While seeking refuge in a local gas station shop, Jerry overhears the clerk discussing the improved odds of winning the WinFall lottery in Michigan due to a “rolldown.” With his background in mathematics, ...

Hidden Figures (2016) is an American biographical drama film, directed and written by Theodore Melfi and Allison Schroeder, respectively. The film brings to life the remarkable story of three female friends who worked in NASA’s African-American computing section at Langley during the intense American-Soviet space race of early 1961 to early 1962. Based on Margot Lee Shetterly’s non-fiction book of the same name, it sheds light on their overlooked yet monumental contributions to America’s advancements in space exploration. Despite facing obstacles due to ...