Join Cinequest, film lovers, and
visiting artists, for an Opening Night of excitement and empowerment, as the
California Theatre comes alive with the red carpet, powerful storytelling, and
a captivating post-screening conversation with the stars and filmmaker of
“Fresh Kills.”
Starring Emily Bader (“Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin”) Odessa
A’zion (“Hellraiser “Grand Army”) Jennifer Esposito (“Crash” Blue Bloods,” “The
Affair,”) Domenick Lombardozzi (“The Irishman” The Wire”), Annabella Sciorra
(“The Sopranos,” “Truth Be Told”), and Nicholas Cirillo (“Outer Banks,”
“She-Hulk”), Esposito’s filmmaking debut boldly shines a light on the never
before seen women of the beloved mob movie genre.
Late 1980’s - Meet the Larusso family: Joe, the loving father and
up and coming mafia kingpin; Francine, the lovingly flawed wife and mother;
Connie, the son Joe never had; and Rose, the inquisitive, withdrawn young girl.
New to Staten Island by way of Brooklyn and looking to make a better life,
Rose, the youngest daughter, reluctantly discovers who her father is, her place
within the family, and the world around her. Her eventual desire to break free
from the life set before her not only threatens her existence but makes enemies
out of her closest allies: her mother and sister.
Like every mob movie you’ve NEVER seen before, this is the story
of the women of this life. The fear and intensity that dictates who they are
and who they become. It’s a search for freedom within a world they may never
leave.
“’Fresh Kills’ is less about the mafia world and more about the
journey of the women in it. It explores the issues of wanting more than you
were allotted in life. A theme almost everyone can relate to. It looks at
unspoken rules in our society and then seeing if we have the courage to break
them for ourselves and for the generation to follow.” -director/writer
Jennifer Esposito