Eitan Gorlin Explained

Eitan Gorlin
Birth Place:	Washington, D.C., USA
Other Names:	Martin Eisenstadt
Known For:	role as Martin Eisenstadt
Education:	University of Pennsylvania
Alma Mater:	New School
Occupation:	Filmmaker, author, actor
Spouse:	Dana Johnson (2016-2017; her death)
Children:	1 (Max Gorlin b. 2014)

Eitan Gorlin (born 1969 in Washington, D.C.) is a filmmaker, author and actor.^[1] He is known for his portrayal of Martin Eisenstadt, a satirical depiction of a McCain campaign adviser.^[2] Even though Eisenstadt was said to be part of the "Harding Institute for Freedom and Democracy", named for one of the United States' less beloved presidents, he was quoted by several national news sources, who failed to document his existence.^[3]

In 2009, he co-authored the satirical novel "I Am Martin Eisenstadt: One Man's (Wildly Inappropriate) Adventures with the Last Republicans".^{[4] [5]}

Filmography

• The Jerusalem Syndrome (1999) ^[6]
• Sometime in August (1999) Producer ^[7]
• The Holy Land (2001) writer/director ^{[8] [9]}
• "Sheldon" (2007) co-writer, co-director and lead role ^[10]
• "The Last Republican" (2008) co-writer, co-director and lead role
• Bayou Caviar (2018) co-writer

Honors and awards

• 2002 Grand Jury Prize, Slamdance Film Festival for The Holy Land ^[11]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rebel from the yeshiva . Hansen . Suzy . . 2003-07-22 . 2008-01-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080417042541/http://dir.salon.com/story/ent/movies/int/2003/07/22/holy_land/ . 2008-04-17 . dead .
2. https://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2008/11/13/arts/13hoax_CA2ready.html?scp=6&sq='Eitan%20Gorlin%22&st=cse Eitan Gorlin as Martin Eisenstadt
3. A Senior Fellow at the Institute of Nonexistence . November . 2008-11-23 . The New York Times . Richard . Pérez-Peña . 2008-11-13.
4. Book: Mirvish . Dan . Dan Mirvish . Gorlin . Eitan . Eitan Gorlin . Martin Eisenstadt . I Am Martin Eisenstadt: One Man's (Wildly Inappropriate) Adventures with the Last Republicans . 2009 . Farrar, Straus and Giroux . 978-0-86547-914-2 . 294887451 . registration .
5. Web site: True Lies. Joshua Green. The Washington Monthly. 2009-12-15. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100201181235/http://washingtonmonthly.com/features/2009/0911.green.html. 2010-02-01.
6. A watch too far . December 22 . 2008-11-23 . The Guardian . London . 1999-12-22.
7. https://web.archive.org/web/20121015135148/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/180137/Sometime-in-August/details Sometime in August, production credits
8. Holden . Stephen . Film in Review: "The Holy Land" . movie review . 2003 . July 11 . 2008-11-23 . The New York Times.
9. [CNN]
10. Web site: Eitan Gorlin. .
11. Tugend . Tom . When a Yeshiva Bocher Loves a Hooker . The Jewish Journal. 2003 . July 24 . 2008-11-23.