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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.
TEASER
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
STATUS
Completed
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
SELECT FESTIVALS
Tribeca Festival 2026
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