
2024
Bliss
Part 2 of the Virgil Bliss trilogy, Bliss picks up Virgil's story 20 years later in the deserts of Southern California where a fugitive Virgil scratches out a meager existence as an Oxy-addicted stable hand.
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Filmmaker
From
Buffalo, New York, USA
Known for
Directing
Joe Maggio is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for his work on the films Virgil Bliss, Paper Covers Rock, Bitter Feast, and The Last Rites of Joe May. He is also one of the founding editors of the NYC-based literary and culture tabloid The Brooklyn Rail. Maggio was born in Buffalo, New York. He graduated with a BA from Rutgers University. Maggio's debut feature film, Virgil Bliss (2001), was nominated for two Independent Spirit Awards, including The John Cassavetes Award. His second film, Milk and Honey (2003), premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and won a Special Jury Prize for Best Screenplay at the Atlanta Film Festival in 2003. His third film, Paper Covers Rock (IFC Films), premiered at South by Southwest in 2008. In 2010, Maggio's film, Bitter Feast, premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival.…
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