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Quiver Distribution has acquired North American rights to the South African action-thriller “Hunting Jessica Brok” and plans to release the film in U.S. theaters this fall.
Directed by Alastair Orr and written by David D. Jones, the film follows a retired Black Ops specialist trying to build a quiet life in South Africa. When ghosts from the past resurface, her world is violently upended, thrusting her back into the life she thought she’d left behind and forcing her to summon every ounce of skill and resilience to save her daughter’s life — and her own.
“Hunting Jessica Brok” stars Danica De La Rey Jones, Clyde Berning, Richard Lukunku, Katherine Neethling, Anthony Oseyemi and Hlubi Mboya. It’s produced by Tshepiso Chikapa-Phiri and Joel Chikapa Phiri for Known Associates Entertainment and Ariye Mahdeb for A-Game. The film will be released in U.S. theaters on Sept. 19, following a South African theatrical rollout in August. Amazon Prime Video will be releasing the film across sub-Saharan Africa at the end of September.
“This is more than a film release — it’s a statement about where African storytelling is headed,” said Known Associates CEO Tshepiso Chikapa-Phiri, commenting on the theatrical rollout in the U.S. — a rare feat for a South African genre film.
“’Hunting Jessica Brok’ embodies our ambition to create commercially viable, globally resonant African stories without compromising on artistic integrity,” she continued. “Partnering with Quiver affirms the international appetite for authentic, hard-hitting content rooted in our continent. We’re proud to lead the charge.”
“This is the moment we’ve been building toward, when African cinema claims its rightful place on the world stage,” said Joel Chikapa-Phiri, chairman of Known Associates Group. “Quiver understands the power of great storytelling, and with their support, we’re placing ‘Hunting Jessica Brok’ exactly where it belongs — in front of a North American audience hungry for authenticity, grit and originality.”
The deal was brokered by Milton Reddy of Known Associates Distribution and Larry Greenberg of Quiver Distribution.
“There’s a clear and growing global appetite for bold, character-driven stories, and ‘Hunting Jessica Brok’ fits that space perfectly,” said Reddy. “With other key territories already in discussion, our partnership with Quiver marks an exciting momentum shift for African genre films. We’re proud to bring this title to new audiences, and to do so with a distributor as respected and visionary as Quiver.”
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