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.
Chamber reinvents annual Taste event
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Chamber Special Events director Shelby Griffin holds one of The Taste Local Flavor Tour cards. Visits to establishments listed on the card qualify the holder for prizes, while supporting local businesses.Photo courtesy The Chamber
Call it Business Bingo. Call it a Tastebud Road Trip. Call it The Taste Reinvented. Whatever you deem it, call it inventive, fun, and a potential moneymaker.
The Chamber of Schertz, Cibolo and Selma’s annual The Taste event sat out 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, like most large gatherings have done.
Chamber President Maggie Titterington and her staff saw the onset of yet another year of potential cancellations and came up with The Taste Local Flavor Tour.
Selma declares annual honor for Civil Rights activist Frederick Douglas Reese
March 15 will be known as “F.D. Reese Day” in Selma. Share Updated: 2:26 PM CST Feb 14, 2021 The Associated Press
March 15 will be known as “F.D. Reese Day” in Selma. Share Updated: 2:26 PM CST Feb 14, 2021
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Show Transcript Ah, part of the historic Civil Rights Act passed in 1964 gave African Americans a right. They desperately wanted a chance to vote. We were determined to get the right for all people, regardless of the color of their skin. Selma native and civil rights activist Dr Frederick D. Reese was a big advocate for African American voting rights. During the 19 sixties, Reese was the head of the Dallas County Voters League. The civil rights leader was no stranger to opposition here. Reese a scene with Dallas County Sheriff Jim Clark with a billy club shoved in his stomach. And if you think you had it rough in Birmingham with