Birthday: 2 December 1972, New York City, New York, USA
Height: 175 cm
Born in New York City, Martini made his feature film debut as co-writer, producer and actor in the award winning and critically acclaimed independent film, Goat on Fire and Smiling Fish (1999) which won the Discovery award at the Toronto International Film Festival and The Audience Award at The Milan International Film Festival. The film was made o...
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Born in New York City, Martini made his feature film debut as co-writer, producer and actor in the award winning and critically acclaimed independent film, Goat on Fire and Smiling Fish (1999) which won the Discovery award at the Toronto International Film Festival and The Audience Award at The Milan International Film Festival. The film was made on a shoe string budget of 40,000 dollars and it was theatrically released through IDP/Stratosphere in 2000-01. His next screenplay, Lymelife (2008), was developed at Sundance Filmmaker's Lab and won the International Critic's Award, the (FIPRESCI), at The Toronto International Film Festival. "Lymelife" was released theatrically in early 2009 to International critical acclaim, earning Martini with a "Breakthrough Director" nomination from The Gotham Awards. Lymelife (2008) was produced by Martin Scorsese, a champion of Martini's work. Show less «
I'm going to get married, I want to have kids. In my own life I'm going to slow down a bit. - The Ne...Show more »
I'm going to get married, I want to have kids. In my own life I'm going to slow down a bit. - The New York Times. Show less «
In Queens, Brooklyn, all those places in the late '60s and early '70s, you had all this opportunity ...Show more »
In Queens, Brooklyn, all those places in the late '60s and early '70s, you had all this opportunity opening up for blue-collar guys. They were suddenly able to jump ahead in life. - New York Times interview on his film "Lymelife" Show less «
It was very easy to select Rory Culkin. I don't know if you've seen You Can Count On Me, and Signs, ...Show more »
It was very easy to select Rory Culkin. I don't know if you've seen You Can Count On Me, and Signs, and even in You Can Count On Me he was so young but I really loved that movie, it's one of my favorite movies. The understated performances he gave in both films, and the things he does with his eyes - just his eyes - I just knew that he felt, to me, like one of those actors...he reminds me of a young Paul Newman. When you see his eyes, he does so much with his eyes; when I was imagining shooting him I just thought I was going to get a lot out of his eyes. I don't need as many words in the script. I think that's better filmmaking in general. - Sundance Interview Show less «
Who decides what the American dream is? This dogged pursuit that happened during the '70s and the '8...Show more »
Who decides what the American dream is? This dogged pursuit that happened during the '70s and the '80s, that overindulgence, in essence created an environment that was paradise gone bad. - NY Newsday on "Lymelife" Show less «
We begged, borrowed, stole and racked up our credit cards to finish the film. - New York Times artic...Show more »
We begged, borrowed, stole and racked up our credit cards to finish the film. - New York Times article on Goat on Fire and Smiling Fish (2000). Show less «
