Coen brothers were children, Joel saved money from mowing lawns to buy a Vivitar Super 8 camera. Together, the brothers remade movies they saw on television, with their neighborhood friend Mark Zimering ("Zeimers") as the star. Their first attempt was a romp entitled "Henry Kissinger, Man on the Go". Cornel Wilde's "The Naked Prey" (1965) became their "Zeimers in Zambia", which also featured Ethan as a native with a spear. Joel Coen has said: "In regards to whether our background influences our film making ... who knows? We don't think about it ... There's no doubt that our Jewish heritage affects how
Joel S. Schuman business, Eric, a film writer, cinematographer and director, and Ari, in medicine. Joel S. Schuman Joel S. Schuman is an American ophthalmologist, specialising in glaucoma. In 2016 he was appointed Director of NYU Langone Eye Center and Professor and Chairman of Ophthalmology at NYU Langone Medical Center, NYU School of Medicine, and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at NYU Tandon School of Engineering. In 2016 he was also appointed Professor of Neuroscience and Physiology and a member of the Neuroscience Institute, at NYU Langone Medical Center, NYU School of Medicine. From 2003 - 2016 he was the Professor and