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In a series of staggeringly real and emotionally expansive sequences, filmmaker George Spyros has crafted an unflinching, unpatronizing, and deep-hearted portrait of a mentally unstable woman trying to cope with everyday life. May, a nursery school teacher with a history of nervous breakdowns, has a very co-dependent relationship with Pat, her cynical, over-protective, but deeply caring mother. They tangle up each other’s lives — Pat’s work suffers from May’s constant interruptions, while May allows her self-confidence to be corrupted by Pat’s fears of relapse. When Pat’s friend Rosie suggests setting May up with her “brother’s wife’s nephew,” Tom, Pat reluctantly agrees — as long as she can supervise. Although the date’s a fiasco, Tom is attracted to the waif-like May. Mistaking her fragile state of mind as simply nervous kookiness, Tom is surprised when faced with the full display of her emotional distress — surprised, but not deterred. In a masterful, extended final scene, a family gathering brings all scars to the surface of the skin. With heart-fixing performances from all the leads, and a screenplay charged with the elliptical, tangential nature of real conversation, Last Days of May introduces an independent filmmaker worthy of comparison to John Cassavetes or Mike Leigh.

– Andrew Smith, Philadelphia Film Festival

MORE Last Days of May, independent feature written & directed by George Spyros

Family Dinner Gone Wrong

................Fire!!!

Drunken Quarters Game

Last Days of May

AFI Award Win

Spyros Awarded NYFA Fellowship

NYSC Grant goes to 'Last Days of May'

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Last Days of May as seen in our 2002 Flash Website

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2002 Legacy Website: Features & Shorts

Last Days of May - Overview

Last Days of May - Family Dinner Scene

Last Days of May - Fire! Scene

Last Days of May - Quarters Bar Game Scene

JAVA SOAP - Comedy Short

Par King

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New York State Council on the Arts Grant for ‘Last Days of May’

geo — Wed, 03 Sep 1997 04:38:18 +0000

Share George Spyros's feature film Last Days of May was awarded a grant from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA). The funds will go to complete the post-production of the film. NYSCA Mission

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