Josie & Jack
Appearance
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Directed by | Sarah Lancaster |
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Based on | Josie & Jack by Kelly Braffet |
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Cinematography | Mike Simpson |
Edited by | Matt Latham |
Music by | Zach Robinson |
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Distributed by | Quiver Distribution |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Josie & Jack is a 2019 American tragedy drama film directed by Sarah Lancaster and starring Olivia DeJonge and Alex Neustaedter. It is based on Kelly Braffet's 2005 novel of the same name.[1] It is also Lancaster's directorial debut.[2]
Premise
[edit]Seventeen-year old Josie, and her older brother Jack, are homeschooled and raised by their abusive alcoholic physics professor father, but they dream of escaping their life of bleak isolation.
Cast
[edit]- Olivia DeJonge as Josie Raeburn
- Cate Elefante as Young Josie Raeburn
- Alex Neustaedter as Jack Raeburn
- AJ Kane as Young Jack Raeburn
- Owen Campbell as Kevin
- William Fichtner as Joseph Raeburn
- Annabelle Dexter-Jones as Lily
- Anna Baryshnikov as Becka
- Brendan Hines as Ben Sorrels
- David H. Holmes as Mark
- Nicholas Gorham as Carmichael
- Emma Kikue as Maris
- Eric Troy Miller as Joe
- Bobby Daniel Rodriguez as Luis
Production
[edit]The film was shot in Staten Island.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Sciullo, Maria (September 11, 2018). "Greensburg native Kelly Braffet's novel will be released as a film". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (September 11, 2018). "Sarah Lancaster Makes Directorial Debut With 'Josie & Jack' Starring Olivia DeJonge, Alex Neustaedter, And William Fichter". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
External links
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Categories:
- 2019 films
- 2019 directorial debut films
- 2019 drama films
- 2019 independent films
- American drama films
- American independent films
- Films about dysfunctional families
- Films based on American novels
- Films set in Pennsylvania
- Films shot in New York City
- Films about incest
- Works about homeschooling and unschooling
- 2010s English-language films
- 2010s American films
- English-language drama films
- English-language independent films
- 2010s American film stubs