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Full Name
  
Usher Morgan

Movies
  
The Thought Exchange

Books
  
From Rats to Riches

Role
  
Film director

Name
  
Usher Morgan


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Born
  
May 23, 1985 (age 38) (
1985-05-23
)

Occupation
  
Film director and producer

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Prego - Official Trailer | Comedy Short Film by Usher Morgan, Katie Vincent, Taso Mikroulis


Usher Morgan (born May 23, 1985) is an American film director, producer, publishing executive and entrepreneur based in New York City.

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Personal life and career

Morgan was born in Israel and immigrated to the United States in his early twenties. He founded companies in the publishing, real estate and film production industries. After experimenting with film production and distribution, Morgan began showing interest in producing and directing his own films. His first film was a documentary entitled The Thought Exchange, starring David Friedman and Lucie Arnaz, it was released in New York City in 2012.

Morgan's first narrative directorial debut, a comedy short film entitled Prego was written with the help of Seinfeld writer Andy Cowan. It won the Best Comedy Short Award at the 2015 Manhattan Film Festival, Best Comedy Short Award at the 2015 Chain NYC Film Festival 2 awards from the 2015 Indie Fest Film Festival, and the Best Comedy award at the 2015 Trinity International Film Festival. Morgan's first feature film, Pickings was filmed in New York City in 2016 and will be released to theaters in the U.S. in 2018. Morgan claims his directing style is influenced primarily by film-noir and spaghetti westerns.

Filmography

  • The Jerk (2011)
  • Worth Fighting For (2011)
  • The Thought Exchange (2012)
  • Crowned (2013)
  • Good Kids (2014)
  • Prego (2015)
  • Fine Dining (2017)
  • Pickings (2017)
  • Trapped Inside (2017)
  • References

    Usher Morgan Wikipedia