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Aug 25, 2023 · Sammi Cohen on Casting the Entire Sandler Family in a Bat Mitzvah Comedy (Exclusive) | A.frame. Aug 25, 2023. Sammi Cohen never had a bat mitzvah of their own. "I backed out. I went to Hebrew school, but as a kid, I was very shy and scared to participate in the world." Instead, they would double up on their Jewish rites of passage years later.
Aug 22, 2023 · Screen Rant spoke with director Sammi Cohen about her new coming-of-age movie. She discussed collaborating with Adam Sandler and Idina Menzel. Cohen also explained the importance of making the Bat Mitzvah feel current while also bringing authenticity to the friendship between Stacy and Lydia.
Aug 23, 2023 · Director Sammi Cohen was delighted to hear that comedian Adam Sandler and his production company, Happy Madison, was taking the popular 2005 young adult book, “You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah,” and turning it into a film for Netflix. “Adam was looking for a young, Jewish director who could relate to the story, the kids,
Aug 17, 2023 · The Jewish Journal caught up with Sammi Cohen, who directed the film, which is an adaptation of Fiona Rosenbloom’s book of the same name. Cohen previously directed comedy music videos and...
Sep 1, 2023 · Sandler’s just doing what he’s always done: Making a movie with his friends, director Sammi Cohen told the Hollywood Reporter on Tuesday. But this time around, those friends are his kids. But...
Aug 25, 2023 · Director Sammi Cohen spoke to EW about making a coming-of-age movie that mixes comedy and drama, how they updated the source material for a modern audience, and why now is the right time to...
Aug 18, 2023 · Director Sammi Cohen and screenwriter Alison Peck bestow this hilarious, heartrending adaptation of Fiona Rosenbloom’s novel with an uplifting, effervescent vision and vitality, giving voice to...
