Joe Maggio is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer.[1][2] He is best known for his work on the films Virgil Bliss, Paper Covers Rock, Bitter Feast, and The Last Rites of Joe May.[3][4][5] He is also one of the founding editors of the NYC-based literary and culture tabloid The Brooklyn Rail.[6]
Joe Maggio | |
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| Years active | 2001–present |
Life and career
editMaggio was born in Buffalo, New York. He graduated with a BA from Rutgers University.[7]
Maggio's debut feature film, Virgil Bliss (2001), was nominated for two Independent Spirit Awards, including The John Cassavetes Award.[8] 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.[9] 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.[10] In 2011, his film, The Last Rites of Joe May, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and also nominated for Best Narrative Feature at the Tribeca Film Festival.[11] His sixth feature film, Supermoto, premiered at the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Film Festival.[12]
Maggio has collaborated with Vincent D'Onofrio on three radio plays, Man on the Ledge (2010), Ram King (2013), and Cannibals (2015), as part of the series Tales from Beyond the Pale, hosted by Larry Fessenden.[13] He is currently working on a feature documentary, Gary from Omaha, about one man's hunt for a mythical creature in the wilds of Oregon's Blue Mountains.[14]
In 2020, Maggio joined the faculty of Emerson College where he teaches in the Visual Media Arts (VMA) Department.[15] He is currently in post-production on the feature film Bliss (2023), which is the second installment of his Virgil Bliss trilogy.[16]
Filmography
edit| Year | Film | Director | Writer | Producer | Note |
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| 2001 | Virgil Bliss | Yes | Yes | Yes | Feature film |
| 2003 | Milk and Honey | Yes | Yes | Feature film | |
| 2005 | Caesar Eats a Mouse | Yes | Short film | ||
| 2008 | Paper Covers Rock | Yes | Yes | Yes | Feature film |
| 2010 | Bitter Feast | Yes | Yes | Feature film | |
| 2011 | The Last Rites of Joe May | Yes | Yes | Feature film | |
| 2016 | Supermoto | Yes | Yes | Yes | Feature film |
| 2020 | Acting Adam | Yes | Documentary | ||
| 2023 | Bliss | Yes | Yes | Feature film |
References
edit- ^ "Meet the 2011 Tribeca Filmmakers - "The Last Rites of Joe May" Director Joseph Maggio". indiewire.com. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ^ "Interview with Joe Maggio, Director of The Last Rites of Joe May". filmmonthly.com. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ^ "Virgil Bliss". timeout.com. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ^ "Paper Covers Rock". variety.com. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ^ "The Last Rites of Joe May: Tribeca Review". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ^ "A Note from the Publisher". brooklynrail.org. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
- ^ "Meet the New SOA Faculty, Part 1". today.emerson.edu. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ^ "2002 IFP/WEST INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARD NOMINATIONS". filmthreat.com. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ^ "Atlanta Fest Awards Top Prize to Benjamin Coccio's Teen Drama "Zero Day"". indiewire.com. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ^ "'Bitter Feast' Featuring Megan Hilty Premieres in LA, 6/18". broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ^ "Hard Luck Story: Joe Maggio on The Last Rites of Joe May". tribecafilm.com. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ^ "MINNEAPOLIS ST. PAUL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL" (PDF). mspfilm.org. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ^ "JOE MAGGIO ON "MAN ON THE LEDGE"". talesfrombeyondthepale.com. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ^ "Emerson Film Professor Went Searching for Bigfoot". today.emerson.edu. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ^ "Joseph Maggio". emerson.edu. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ^ "INTERVIEW: Blood, Guts, DV; Joe Maggio's Searing "Virgil Bliss"". indiewire.com. Retrieved 2022-07-06.