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Jill Kargman on Making ‘Influenced,’ a Joyful Jewish Movie

JL;DR SUMMARY Jill Kargman's new film "Influenced" is a joyful and star-studded exploration of Jewish life on New York's Upper East Side, featuring Kargman as her humorous social media persona, Dzanielle. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CultureCommunity DynamicsJewish FilmSocial Media InfluencerUpper East SideRachel IsraelBnei MitzvahJill KargmanGwyneth PaltrowInfluenced

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Upper East Side, New York, United States
"Content: Jill Kargmans new movie, Influenced, out in theaters this week, is hilarious, star-studded and supremely Jewish. The Odd Mom Out creator and writer stars in the movie as her longtime online character Dzanielle, a wealthy Upper East Side Jewish mom and social media influencer trying to get the towns celebrity dog walker to walk her dog, navigate the charity circuit, grieve her divorce with her handsome ex-husband (swoony Jewish actor Justin Bartha) and most importantly try and organize her twins joint bnei mitzvah ceremony."
Long Island, New York, United States
"Influenced is all about the Upper East Side your neck of the woods and its upper crust, but I do love that through Dzanielle, we get some Long Island Jewish representation, too! What made you want to bring Jewish Long Island culture to the fore?"
Maine, United States
"I gotta say, my kids went to summer camp in Maine with all Jewish people, and at first, Im going to be honest, when I met some of the moms, I felt like even though were all Jewish I felt like I didnt connect. "
Queens, New York, United States
"We volunteer as a family at a food pantry in Queens, and so I brought them, and everyone grabbed them."
Central Park Boathouse, New York, United States
"My other daughters bat mitzvah was in the Central Park Boathouse, which was really pretty."
London, United Kingdom
"I live in London in the summer, and its pretty scary. Its a scary time. I never thought wed be here."
Central Synagogue, New York, United States
"I love Central Synagogue. Rabbi Angela Buchdahl, whos our rabbi, has the most beautiful voice."

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