I, Miss Virginia: Ocey's Death (re-edit March 2024)

Based on the alleged November 28, 1909 murder of Ocey Snead by her aunts and mother in East Orange, New Jersey. The story was sensationalized throughout the United States and became an international phenomenon inspiring books, videos, news and magazine articles, blogs, podcasts and vlogs.
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This short film, part of MUCH larger projects was researched, written, directed and edited by Richard A. Maitri for Masters of Fine Arts in Filmmaking thesis project at the Akira Kurosawa School of Film, Anaheim University.
Cast (in order of appearance)
Suzanne Jennings as Miss Virginia Oceana Wardlaw
Dan Leary as Dr. Hebert M. Simmons
Travers Britt as Sergeant William H. O'Neill
Abigail Baldwin as Oceana "Ocey" Wardlaw Martin Snead
Makala Vest Witten as Mary Long Wardlaw Snead
Laura Holt as Caroline Belle Wardlaw Martin
Original Music by Nick Tolar
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