Eugene O'Neill's The First Man

Screening Date & Time

Saturday, May 3, 2025 • 2:00pm

Screening Venue

Palatine Public Library
700 N North Court
Palatine, IL 60067

Synopsis

World renowned anthropologist Curtis is consumed by grief over his young daughters’ deaths. He finds solace in immersing himself in preparations for his upcoming expedition to Asia, where he aims to unravel the mystery of “The First Man.” However, he must confront an undercurrent of family conflict as he battles against his relatives’ unsettling suspicions that his wife Martha is carrying his best friend Bigelow’s child.

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Production Credits

Director
Hardeep Giani

Writer
Eugene O’Neill, Hardeep Giani

Producer
Hardeep Giani, Matthew Pitts-Tucker

Cinematographer
David Symmons

Production Designer
Arif Mahmood

Editor
Tracy Joss, Michael Steel

Sound
Dom Purdie

Music
Nick Norton-Smith

Key Cast
Vincent Andriano, Charlotte Asprey, Alan Turkington, Rebecca Lee, Josie Kidd, Charlie Roe, Kate Copeland, Richard Emerson Gould, Martin Laer, Alex Francis, Nesba Crenshaw, Cat Mckeever