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Her Name Was Jo (2020)
When 10-year-old Jo’s abusive junkie stepdad, ODs on heroine, she panics when the police come, and flees with her friend Selma in her step-dad’s beat-up Buick. They are bound for Los Angeles, in hopes of finding her biological father, who she only knows from an old CD left her by her deceased mother, folk singer Johnny Alvarez. On the way, they must contend with trains, meth heads, unexpected deaths, and more; it’s a poetic, yet brutal portrait of the dark side of Americana.
| Country | United States of America |
|---|---|
| Year | 2020 |
| Duration | 103 min |
| Rating | 13 |
| Language | English |
| Subtitle | Czech |
| Directed by | Joe Duca |
| Screenplay | Joe Duca |
| Director of Photography | Joe Duca |
| Music | George Sarah |
| Edited by | Jeff James/Joe Duca |
| Contact | Wide |
Biography
An independent American screenwriter and director. He graduated in philosophy from Christendom College and later studied acting and screenwriting. He made his feature film debut with the drama Evergreen (2019), after which he made the adventure film Her Name Was Jo (2020).
Drama, Courage, Friendship, Road movie, Adventure, Growing Up, Relationships