OPENING NIGHT FILM: LAST KNOWN LOCATION
Thursday, August 15, 2024 at 7:00 PM
FEATURE NARRATIVE | 114 MIN | English | USA
Directed by Danny Donnelly
Produced by Danny Donnelly, Aimee Theresa, Jennifer M. Kay, Jamie Kerezsi, and Brian Keenan

General Admission $25
*Opening Night Tickets include Opening Night Reception*
*All tickets must be reserved ahead of time. You cannot purchase tickets at the door. Thank you!*

Parking is available at the Museum Garage located at the Main Building.

Join the Women's Film festival for the Opening Night Film: Last Known Location on Thursday, August 15, 2024, at 7PM at Philadelphia Museum of Art, Perelman Building Theater. 

A story about three women from very different walks of life who are mysteriously taken. The detectives on the case struggle to find a connection between them all and tried to trace each woman’s last known location. Over time, the women form an unlikely bond as they fight to survive captivity.

Producer/Director/Writer/Editor/Sound Designer/Actor, Danny Donnelly, Producer/Writer/Actor, Aimee Theresa, Producer/Actor, Jennifer M. Kay, and Producer/Actor, Jamie Kerezsi will be present for the Q&A session. 

About Producer/Director/Writer/Editor/Sound Designer/Actor, Danny Donnelly

Danny Donnelly is a filmmaker who enjoys bringing a story to life. An actor at heart, Danny has a wealth of experience performing on stage and screen. He is most recently known for the films "Not For Nothing", "The Arrangement" and AMC's "Dispatches From Elsewhere". When he's not in front of the camera, you can find him wearing many hats behind the camera as a director, producer, editor, and cinematographer. Most recent directing and editing credits include the award winning short film "Something Borrowed" and the upcoming short film adaptation of "The Woman in The Room". "Last Known Location" is Danny's first feature film he has directed and edited.

About Producer/Writer/Actor, Aimee Theresa

Aimee Theresa got her start in theatre and has had a great love for the stage since childhood. Aimee grew up in Delaware County, Pennsylvania and is a classically-trained actor with a BA in Theatre from Desales University. She can be seen in several independent productions including Certifiable Series, Abandoned in the Dark with Kane Hodder, and The Arrangement with Eric Roberts, Deborah Twiss, and Brian Anthony Wilson.

Aimee Theresa is also known as a stage actor locally and has performed in theatres all over the tri-state area. Most recent stage credits include Halina in Indecent, Jean in Dead Man Cell Phone, Mary in Detroit, and Emily in By The Water.

Aimee has also written several award-winning short films including the comedy Something Borrowed and a screen adaptation of Stephen King’s The Woman in the Room. Aimee is the screenwriter for Last Known Location and wears many hats behind the scenes as well. She has served as a writer, director, producer, assistant director, and a location scout on various other films. Independent film requires constant learning and skill-building and Aimee is always up for the challenge.

About Producer/Actor, Jennifer M. Kay

Jennifer M. Kay is a writer, producer, director and actress who began acting in 2012. She realized quickly her passion was not only for acting but for the entire process from conceptualizing the idea through to producing the final product. Jennifer has starred in a number of feature length productions including Last Known Location, Certifiable Series and The Arrangement along side Eric Roberts, Deborah Twiss and Brian Anthony Wilson.

Jennifer's talent and screen presence has landed her the lead role in a number of independent films. She has acted in all genre's from comedy, to drama, to psychological thrillers. Jennifer has also spent some time working the improv theater scene in Philadelphia.

Jennifer learned how to navigate the independent film world in Philadelphia and completed her first feature film, tHe Stall, which was picked up for distribution by SGL Entertainment worldwide digitally and on DVD and Blu-Ray in March 2018. Jennifer's second comedy series, in which she wrote, directed and produced, "Certifiable" season 1 was released in 2020 and went on to win over 15 awards and take home over 25 nominations. Season 2 is in post production now.

Jennifer's success has led to many opportunities, she's served as a line producer, consulting producer, assistant director, production manager, wardrobe, and production coordinator on a number of productions. While Jennifer resides in Philadelphia she actively pursues acting opportunities in Atlanta, Los Angeles and New York. Jennifer has been nominated for several best actress awards and has taken four home for her comedy acting.

About Producer/Actor, Jamie Kerezsi

Jamie Kerezsi's journey into the world of entertainment began at an early age, leading her to move to New York City just a week after graduating high school to chase her acting dreams. In New York, she honed her craft at The School for Film & Television and The Upright Citizens Brigade, spending a decade immersed in the city's vibrant creative scene. Her ambition then took her to Los Angeles, California, where she starred in the World Premiere of Jon Politio's "86'd," a performance that earned her the distinction of being the LA Times' Pick of the Week.

After a successful stint in California, Jamie returned to her roots in Philadelphia, where she now thrives as a Realtor. Despite her career shift, Jamie's passion for the arts remains undiminished. She has an extensive resume that includes roles in film, TV, theatre, commercials, and voiceovers. Jamie continues to support and love the arts, embracing every opportunity to engage with the community and inspire others with her dedication and enthusiasm.

Our Opening Night Reception Sponsor: 

Rittenhouse Grill Restaurant
1701 Locust Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103

**Only Opening Night ticket holders are eligible to come to our Opening Night Reception**

About our Opening Night Mistress of Ceremonies, Denise Nakano

Denise Nakano is the midday anchor for KYW Newsradio.

Her career has spanned the country, taking her to newsrooms in Sacramento and Chico, California; Syracuse, New York; and Seattle.

She joined KYW Newsradio in the summer of 2020 from NBC10, where she anchored and reported for 17 years. Nakano has covered some of the region’s biggest stories, including the deadly Market Street collapse, the Amtrak train derailment, and Superstorm Sandy.

As a broadcast journalist, Nakano tells people she has the best job in the world. “It's the one job where I get to meet new people and learn something new every day,” she said.

Nakano has been recognized with a national Edward R. Murrow Award for best documentary and with seven national and regional Emmy Awards for breaking news, investigative reporting and for her coverage of the local heroin epidemic. She has also been honored by the City of Philadelphia with a proclamation recognizing her reporting on the heroin crisis in Philadelphia.

Nakano is an active member of and previous national board representative of the Asian American Journalists Association.

Nakano worked in radio prior to her 24 years in television news, getting her start in college at the NPR station located on the campus of her alma mater, the University of the Pacific. She also served as the morning drive anchor for an AM news-talk station in Stockton, California. She first entered television news as a desk assistant and writer in Sacramento while still in college.

When she is not on the air, Nakano enjoys many creative outlets, including charcoal drawing, stained glass and baking. She is always up for an adventure — she’s dived in tropical waters as a certified scuba diver and has finished the Seattle Marathon.

Nakano, her husband and their four children spend their time between Philadelphia, Delaware County, and the Jersey Shore.

Special Guests Speakers: 

Philadelphia's Councilman-at-Large, Rue Landau

Rue Landau is a civil rights and housing attorney, a public school parent and the first openly LGBTQ+ member of Philadelphia City Council. She has spent her entire career fighting for social justice and equity for Philadelphia’s most vulnerable communities.  She started her career as an activist and housing organizer. She was on the frontlines in the fight for economic justice, demanding access to affordable housing and health care during the early years of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Then, for more than a decade, Councilmember Landau worked as an attorney at Community Legal Services helping low-income renters in Philadelphia avoid illegal eviction from their affordable housing. She fought and won lawsuits which kept thousands of the city’s most vulnerable and high-risk families  together by successfully challenging government bureaucracies. Later, Councilmember Landau served as the director of both the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations (PCHR) and the Fair Housing Commission (FHC), the city’s civil rights and housing enforcement agencies. Working with City Council, she led initiatives to strengthen and expand the city’s Fair Practices Ordinance and Fair Housing Ordinance, adding civil rights protections including wage equity, fair chance hiring for people with criminal records, reasonable accommodations for pregnant and breastfeeding women, and good cause eviction safeguards, among others. She also oversaw community relations initiatives to combat hate and bias and to bring communities together to prevent conflict and promote understanding.  After leaving the commissions in 2020, Councilmember Landau taught housing law at Temple University’s Beasley School of Law as a Beck Fellow and served as the director of law and policy at the Philadelphia Bar Association. 

Now, after winning the November 2023 general election, she plans to use her years of knowledge, skills, and relationships to serve all Philadelphians as an at-large member of Philadelphia City Council.

Philadelphia's Chief Cultural Office for the City of Philadelphia, Valerie Gay

Valerie Gay is the Chief Cultural Officer for the city of Philadelphia. A trained soprano with degrees from Temple University and the University of the Arts, Gay, 58, was most recently deputy director of audience engagement and chief experience officer at the Barnes Foundation. Previously she had been the Executive Director of the Art Sanctuary. In addition to her experience in the arts, the Philadelphia-born Gay has a background in fundraising and investment. She was assistant dean for institutional advancement at Temple’s College of Education, as well as director of development and alumni affairs. Before that she was vice president and portfolio manager at PNC Advisors.