Join Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and Bill Cosford Cinema manager, Rene Rodriguez, for a screening of the 1992 comedy “My Cousin Vinny” followed by a Q&A in-person discussion about Cava’s love affair with the movies.
Daniella Levine Cava was elected Miami-Dade County’s first-ever woman Mayor in November 2020. She entered the Mayor’s office following a 40-year career as a relentless advocate for South Florida families in public service and elected leadership.
As Miami-Dade County’s Mayor, she oversees a metropolitan government with nearly 30,000 employees serving nearly 3 million residents, managing an annual budget of approximately $10 billion.
A social worker, lawyer, and community activist, she was first elected in 2014, and re-elected in August 2018, to serve as the Miami-Dade County Commissioner representing District 8.
She came to elected office after having served as an advocate for South Florida families for over 30 years. She served special needs children, low-income families and immigrants at Legal Services of Greater Miami, and then represented children in foster care and adoption system as Acting, Associate and Legal Director for the Guardian Ad Litem Program.
She’s won numerous awards from various organizations including: the Commission on Ethics, Red Cross, American Society for Public Administration, ACLU, National Council of Jewish Women, League of Women Voters, among others.
MY COUSIN VINNY | (1992) | DIRECTOR: Jonathan Lynn | WITH: Joe Pesci, Marisa Tomei, Ralph Macchio, Mitchell Whitfield, Fred Gwynne | RUNNING TIME: 2 HOURS | RATED R for language
In this hit comedy that earned Marisa Tomei an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, two New Yorkers accused of murder in rural Alabama while on their way back to college call in the help of one of their cousins (Joe Pesci), a loudmouth lawyer with no trial experience.
“While it’s easy to imagine an infinite number of bad courtroom comedies based on this scenario, this movie turns out to be wonderful — broad and low character comedy that’s solidly imagined and beautifully played.” — Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Tickets are $10 and are available via the link. UM students use code UMSTUDENT at checkout for free admission. Cane card required at door.