Biography
Jo is an award-winning writer/director whose films have played at BAFTA and BIFA qualifying festivals all over the world. Jo is currently in production on the feature documentary ‘OWEN’ about the life and death of WWE superstar Owen Hart. The film has been shooting in New York, Las Vegas and Calgary. The film is being Produced by Lee Brazier (Yesterday) and will be released by Kaleidoscope Film Distribution.
Her debut feature film is in pre-production with Erebus Pictures produced by Helen Simmons and Stephanie Aspin (Hoard)
Jo wrote and directed the observational documentary #sugarwater following the first ever performance of a Deaf and disabled theatre company (Graeae) at the National Theatre. Nicola Daley (Pin Cushion) was DOP and Adam Gough (ROMA) was editor. The film premiered at the St Louis International Film Festival (named as one of 25 key films.) The film was released on Amazon Prime and Apple TV and on DVD via Amazon.
Her adaptation of DH Lawrence’s fantasy children’s short The Rocking Horse Winner, Lady Luck has screened at over 40 film festivals, winning 8 awards (Exec Producer Ameenah Ayub Allen Rocks, Producer Vic Bavister County Lines). She wrote and produced the children’s short animated stop motion film Flower and the Girl which premiered at the OSCAR qualifying LA Short International FF and The American Documentary and Animation FF. Both films were picked up for distribution by Shorts International and Shorts TV.
Jo is a member of Cinesisters and Bafta Connects.
