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South African born director Paul Dektor moved to California in his teens and started making short films. Ultimately leading to directing commercials and branded films for the likes of Cisco, AT@T, UPS, Disney, Miller beer and Visa. His work has been honored at Cannes, Clios, ADDY's and the New York festival advertising awards.
American Dreamer is a 2022 American black comedy film directed by Paul Dektor (in his feature debut) and written by Theodore Melfi. Based on a segment from the radio show This American Life, it stars Peter Dinklage as a professor who tries to buy the estate of a lonely widow played by Shirley MacLaine.
Mar 8, 2024 · American Dreamer: Directed by Paul Dektor. With Peter Dinklage, Shirley MacLaine, Kimberly Quinn, Danny Pudi. Phil's a dreamer. Most dreams don't come true. Phil hates that. But that's not going to stop Phil from dreaming.
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Mar 8, 2024 · Based on a true story from Chicago Public Radio’s This American Life, Paul Dektor's "American Dreamer" tells the story of Phil Loder (Peter Dinklage), a twice-divorced, underpaid professor of economics, who dreams of home ownership that seems to be tragically out of reach for his budget.
Feb 14, 2023 · Today a group from Team 49 got to sit down with the director of "American Dreamer", PAUL DEKTOR, to talk about the making of the film, which premiered here at SBIFF 38, and his advice for...
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Johna sits down with director Paul Dektor to talk about his new film American Dreamer. Starring Peter Dinklage and Shirley MacLaine. In select theaters March...
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Paul Dektor. Producer: American Dreamer. Paul Dektor is known for American Dreamer (2022), The Chess Machine and Frayed (2015).
