Wide has acquired international sales rights to Joe Duca’s road movie “Her Name Was Jo” in the run-up to the European Film Market. North American rights are being handled by Gravitas Ventures for cable, VOD, SVOD and all digital platforms.
Duca’s sophomore feature stars newcomer Mary Cate Williams as Jo, a 10-year-old girl who spends her days along the Shenandoah River in Virginia with her best friend Selma. When her abusive stepdad over-doses on heroine, she dumps his body in the river, steals his car and heads to Los Angeles, in hopes of finding her biological father.
Through her journey across the country, Joe contends with trains, meth heads, unexpected deaths, a lost baby, and ultimately her own wounds. The film has been described by Wide as being in the vein of “Beasts of The Southern Wild” and “Winter’s Bone.”
“Jo is an emotional portrayal that will awaken...
Duca’s sophomore feature stars newcomer Mary Cate Williams as Jo, a 10-year-old girl who spends her days along the Shenandoah River in Virginia with her best friend Selma. When her abusive stepdad over-doses on heroine, she dumps his body in the river, steals his car and heads to Los Angeles, in hopes of finding her biological father.
Through her journey across the country, Joe contends with trains, meth heads, unexpected deaths, a lost baby, and ultimately her own wounds. The film has been described by Wide as being in the vein of “Beasts of The Southern Wild” and “Winter’s Bone.”
“Jo is an emotional portrayal that will awaken...
- 2/19/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
The Lighthouse International Film Festival in New Jersey has announced it has become the world’s first film festival to segue into a fully drive-in format in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The festival will run from June 16 through June 20 at a variety of locations around Long Beach Island. It announced its lineup of 10 features on Friday.
“The twelfth edition of The Lighthouse International Film Festival is a tribute to the incredible people of Long Beach Island and the film industry it loves,” festival organizers said. “While the island slowly reopens with limited businesses and restaurant activity, the festival strives to continue celebrating film while providing special, memorable, and safe viewing experiences.
The pandemic has been highlighted by dozens of drive-ins continuing to operate while most of the nation’s brick-and-mortar theaters were shut down. As of Friday, there were 460 locations open, including 220 drive-ins, according to Comscore. Most movie...
The festival will run from June 16 through June 20 at a variety of locations around Long Beach Island. It announced its lineup of 10 features on Friday.
“The twelfth edition of The Lighthouse International Film Festival is a tribute to the incredible people of Long Beach Island and the film industry it loves,” festival organizers said. “While the island slowly reopens with limited businesses and restaurant activity, the festival strives to continue celebrating film while providing special, memorable, and safe viewing experiences.
The pandemic has been highlighted by dozens of drive-ins continuing to operate while most of the nation’s brick-and-mortar theaters were shut down. As of Friday, there were 460 locations open, including 220 drive-ins, according to Comscore. Most movie...
- 5/29/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
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