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 ''The Last Rites of Joe May'' is a 2011 American drama film written and directed by Joe Maggio. The film stars Dennis Farina (in his last role during his lifetime), Jamie Anne Allman, Ian Barford, Meredith Droeger, Chelcie Ross and Gary Cole. The ...

''. He is also one of the founding editors of the NYC-based literary and culture tabloid ''

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''.

Life and career

Maggio was born in Buffalo,

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. He graduated with a BA from

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. Maggio's debut feature film, ''Virgil Bliss'' (2001), was nominated for two

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, including The

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. His second film, ''Milk and Honey'' (2003), premiered at the

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and won a Special Jury Prize for Best Screenplay at the

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in 2003. His third film, ''Paper Covers Rock'' (IFC Films), premiered at

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in 2008. In 2010, Maggio's film, '' Bitter Feast'', premiered at the

Los Angeles Film Festival The LA Film Festival was an annual film festival that was held in Los Angeles, California, and usually took place in June. It showcased independent, international, feature, documentary and short films, as well as web series, music videos, episod ...

. In 2011, his film, ''

'', premiered at the

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and also nominated for Best Narrative Feature at the Tribeca Film Festival. His sixth feature film, ''Supermoto'', premiered at the

Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Film Festival The Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Film Festival is a springtime film festival in the U.S. state of Minnesota that has been held since 1981. It began as the Rivertown Film Festival in Stillwater by Al Milgrom of Pine City and eventu ...

. Maggio has collaborated with

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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 Laurence T. Fessenden (born March 23, 1963) is an American actor, producer, writer, director, film editor, and cinematographer. He is the founder of the New York based independent production outfit Glass Eye Pix. His writer/director credits inclu ...

. 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. In 2020, Maggio joined the faculty of

Emerson College Emerson College is a private college with its main campus in Boston, Massachusetts. It also maintains campuses in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California and Well, Limburg, Netherlands ( Kasteel Well). Founded in 1880 by Charles Wesley Emerson as a ...

where he teaches in the Visual Media Arts (VMA) Department. He is currently in post-production on the feature film ''Bliss'' (2023), which is the second installment of his ''Virgil Bliss'' trilogy.

Filmography

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Maggio, Joe American film directors American male screenwriters American film producers Living people Year of birth missing (living people)