New Film Courage Podcast on Soundcloud ft. Asher Grodman on Making His Film THE TRAIN with Eli Wallach and a Need for Communing

ASHER GRODMAN

ACTOR/FILMMAKER ‘The Train’

Eli Wallach in THE TRAIN

Actor/Filmmaker Asher Grodman speaks via the Film Courage podcast about acting and how he politely pursued late actor Eli Wallach to commit to his short film THE TRAIN.

Once Eli said ‘yes’ to the film, Asher shares touching stories of Wallach’s giving nature and a need for connection.

Listen to the Film Courage Soundcloud podcast here ft. Asher Grodman of THE TRAIN

Director Asher Grodman directing Eli Wallach — THE TRAIN

The Train | Directed by Asher Grodman | 9:30 min. Short | USA. 2015.

ABOUT ASHER:

Asher Grodman is an actor, director, screenwriter and producer currently completing his Master’s of Fine Arts in Acting at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. He holds a Bachelorʼs of Arts in both Film and English from Columbia University in New York City and is a member of the Screen Actorsʼ Guild and Actorsʼ Equity Association.

ABOUT THE FILM:

A meeting with a Holocaust survivor (Eli Wallach in his final performance), teaches a preoccupied young man how life can change in a moment. Inspired by a true story.