Ricky,” the first feature film by Hartford native Rashad Frett, won a directing award at the Sundance Festival in Utah and earned rave reviews from film critics.

Reviews were middling, but the film picked up a couple of Oscar nominations (including one for Holly Hunter, who had less than six minutes of screen time), and was a roaring success at the box office.

Nicki Celozzi, nephew of Sam Giancana, wrote the script and is producing the film. Bonnie Giancana is an executive producer.