Milk and Honey (2005)

Synopsis: Joe Maggio's MILK AND HONEY is a probing portrait of a disintegrating relationship, set in the hypertense world of New York City. Rick Johnson (Clint Jordan) is losing his grip on reality, while... Joe Maggio's MILK AND HONEY is a probing portrait of a disintegrating relationship, set in the hypertense world of New York City. Rick Johnson (Clint Jordan) is losing his grip on reality, while his exhausted wife Joyce (Kirsten Russell) is losing her patience with Rick. Gradually, the reason for Rick's mental instability reveals itself, in the form of Joyce's illicit relationship with a troubled young musician. But when a seemingly harmless photograph begins to resurface in the most incomprehensible of places, the characters are spun into even greater confusion. Enter Moses Jackson (Dudley Findlay Jr.), a traumatized man who is coming to grips with his mother's impending death. After a tense meeting in a downtown diner, Rick convinces Moses to murder him and put him out of his misery. Or so he thinks. Meanwhile, Joyce has formed a connection with Tony (Anthony Howard), a wannabe performance artist who is more fragile than both Rick and Joyce combined. Shot on digital video, which makes the already intimate material feel downright intrusive, Maggio's daring drama could only take place in New York City. Featuring a score from acclaimed filmmaker Hal Hartley, as well as songs from New York mainstays Yo La Tengo and Fischerspooner, MILK AND HONEY boasts memorable performances from Jordan, Russell, Findlay, and Howard. [More]

Starring: Clint Jordan, Kristen Russell, Dudley Findlay, Anthony Howard

Starring: Clint Jordan, Kristen Russell, Dudley Findlay, Anthony Howard, Greg Amici

Director: Joe Maggio

Director: Joe Maggio
Screenwriter: Joe Maggio
Producer: Matthew Myers, Thierry Cagianut
Composer: Hal Hartley
Studio: Wellspring

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