When Virgil Bliss, a mild-mannered Southerner and career criminal, is released from prison after 12 years, he finds himself on the mean streets of Brooklyn at a halfway house trying to build a new life. That's where Virgil meets Manny, a fiery troublemaker who initiates the emotionally naïve Virgil in the ways of the world. Manny introduces Virgil to Ruby, a junkie and prostitute, and Virgil falls instantly in love.

As the Seattle Post-Intelligencer wrote of VIRGIL BLISS, "Its milieu is authentic, the supporting performances are frighteningly believable, and Clint Jordan creates a tragic hero of heartbreaking nobility."

"Powerful, terrific! Manages to approach the tense naturalism displayed in Billy Bob Thornton's "Sling Blade" and Ken Loach's "My Name Is Joe." - Time Out New York

"Honest, searing. A striking film across the board." - Roughcut.com