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Wide Acquires Joe Duca s Road Movie Her Name Was Jo (EXCLUSIVE)
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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.