Filmmaker Gus Van Sant will attend a screening of his latest film “Dead Man’s Wire” and participate in a post-screening Q&A as part of the Miami Film Festival’s GEMS 2025 edition. The event takes place at 7 p.m. Monday, November 3.
The morning of February 8, 1977, Anthony G. “Tony” Kiritsis, 44, entered the office of Richard O. Hall, president of the Meridian Mortgage Company, and took him hostage with a sawed-off 12-gauge shotgun wired with a “dead man’s wire” from the trigger to the Hall’s head.
This is the true story of the stand-off that took the world by storm as Tony demanded $5 million, no charges or prosecution, and a personal apology from the Halls for cheating him out of what he was “owed.”
The movie stars Bill Skarsgard, Colman Domingo and Al Pacino. After the film, acclaimed director Gus Van Sant (“Good Will Hunting,” “Elephant”) will be in attendance to receive the Festival’s Precious Gem Award following a live recording of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast moderated by Scott Feinberg, Executive Editor of Awards.
Tickets are $30 and available at link above (while supplies last).
Now in its 12th year, Miami Film Festival GEMS brings the year’s biggest films to Miami along with filmmaker appearances, seminars, parties, and special events.
Formerly known as MIFFecito, Miami Dade College and the Miami Film Festival introduced Gems in 2014 as a seven-day event featuring 10 red-carpet premieres and in-person appearances. It was rebranded as GEMS Film Festival in 2015.
