When a TV producer is desperate to find a replacement series, she convinces a 71 year-old Armenian, tell-it-like-it-is Uncle to star in a new reality show. Cultures collide when Uncle Rafael is thrown into the Schumacher family household where he, in his own Armenian way, has one week to save an already broken and dysfunctional American family from falling apart. The only rule—everyone must follow his rules!

Based on characters from the famous, award-winning Armenian stage comedy “Rafael Keri Gandzere,” creator and actor Vahik Pirhamzei plays multiple roles in the film including Uncle Rafael himself.

My Uncle Rafael is the FIRST American comedy in HISTORY to use the Armenian culture as a backdrop. It stars John Michael Higgins, Missi Pyle, Joe Lo Truglio, Anthony Clark, Rachel Blanchard, and introduces the ‘Peter Sellers’ of the Armenian and Persian world – Vahik Pirhamzei. It also stars Lupe Ontiveros, Anahid Avanesian, Carly Chaikin, Sage Ryan, Austin Butler, Ursula Taherian, Yvonne Farrow, and Samir Younis.

Directed by Marc Fusco. Written by Scott Yagemann and Vahik Pirhamzei. Based on characters from the play ‘Rafael Qeroo Gandzere’ by Vahik Pirhamzei. Produced by Michael Garrity and Vahik Pirhamzei. Executive Producers Anahid Avanesian and Randy Simon. Line Producer Ben Pomeroy. Co-Producer Scott Yagemann. Director of Photography Keith Holland. Production Designer David Storm. Edited by Marc Fusco. Costume Designer Kelli Jones. Score Composed by Joey Newman and Chris Westlake. Casting by Dorian Frankel.

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