Opening Night
THE LAST RITES OF JOE MAY
Directed by Joe Maggio
Despite all evidence to the contrary, aging short-money hustler Joe May (Dennis Farina) always believed he had a glorious future ahead of him. Now in his sixties, Joe is released from the hospital after a long battle with pneumonia and is forced to confront the harsh reality of his legacy: everyone he knew had assumed he was dead, and life had gone on around him without missing a beat.
Returning to his old neighborhood, he finds his car gone, all his worldly possessions pawned by his landlord, and the apartment he’s lived in his entire adult life rented out to single mother Jenny and her eight-year-old daughter Angelina. Joe reluctantly moves in with the new tenants of his home.
Even as Joe doggedly pursues his comeback, he finds the odds stacked drastically against him. Joe’s one lifeline is his burgeoning friendship with his co-tenants. So when things turn ugly between Jenny and her boyfriend, Joe is determined to take a stand for his unlikely new family, and perhaps take one last shot at redefining his legacy.
THE LAST RITES OF JOE MAY will be released by Tribeca Film. Written and directed by Joe Maggio the film stars Dennis Farina, Jamie Anne Allman, Meredith Droeger, Ian Barford, Chelcie Ross, and Gary Cole. It is produced by Stephanie Striegel and Bill Straus in association with Chicago’s Steppenwolf Film.
Make the whole night a VIP experience! Purchase a VIP ticket that includes main floor seating and a two-hour reception after the film at the Chicago Cultural Center. The reception will feature delicious cocktails and tantalizing hors d'oeuvres. Join in on the fun and rub elbows with international filmmakers and fellow film lovers as you celebrate the beginning of another fabulous film festival!
103 min. • EFOPEN
Special Guests:
Joe Maggio, Dennis Farina, Gary Cole, Jamie Anne Allman, and other surprise guests!
Harris Theater | 205 E. Randolph Drive
6:00 pm Red Carpet Arrivals
7:00 pm Guest Presentation and Opening Night Screening of The Last Rites of Joe May
Reception
9:30 pm – 11:30 pm
The Chicago Cultural Center | Sidney Yates Gallery | 77 E. Randolph St, 4th floor
Cocktail reception with hors d’oeuvres.
Business attire & wristband required for entry.
Balcony: $30/members and $35/non-members
Main Floor: $35/members and $40/non-members
VIP: includes Main Floor Seat and reception: $150/ticket
To purchase tickets, call 312-332-FILM, purchase online visit our Festival Box Office.
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