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MARIO
2026〡USA〡87 MINS〡ENGLISH
SYNOPSIS
Ronald Reagan’s America sets the stage for Mario Cuomo, the son of Italian immigrants who rose to become Governor of New York and, in his defining 1984 DNC speech, offered a powerful vision of leadership rooted in compassion.
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CREDITS
DIRECTORS & PRODUCERS: Peter Kunhardt, Teddy Kunhardt, George Kunhardt
PRODUCERS: Matthew Henderson, Emma Sassoon, Jill Cowan, Aleks Gezentsvey
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Margaret Munzer Loeb, David Bender, Peter Kunhardt, Teddy Kunhardt, George Kunhardt
MUSIC: Saul Simon MacWilliams
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Bill Winters
EDITORS: Aleks Gezentsvey, Raven Dahlin
PRESS
"Persuasive...illustrative of the importance of telling the stories of the people who didn’t become president but may have been all the more interesting for not reaching a singular pinnacle."
- The Hollywood Reporter
"Mario pushed me toward questions like... 'Where are the Mario Cuomos of today?'"
- The Hollywood Reporter
"A rousing tribute...thoroughly engaging, just like its subject"
- Film Festival Today
"Mario looks reverentially at the Legendary New York Governor and his politics of compassion."
- Awards Radar
"Mario is proof that when politicians favor the people over power it should serve as blueprint for today's political arena to do better and do the jobs they were elected to do."
- The Curvy Film Critic
SELECT FESTIVALS
Tribeca Festival 2026
WORLD PREMIERE - TRIBECA FESTIVAL 2026
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