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 39) ( 1985-05-23 ) Occupation Film director and producer People also search for David Friedman, Larry McKnight, Colleen McGloin | ||
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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- Prego Official Trailer Comedy Short Film by Usher Morgan Katie Vincent Taso Mikroulis
- Usher Morgan
- Personal life and career
- Filmography
- References
Usher Morgan
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.