Participant lands 'Middle of Nowhere'

'Middle of Nowhere' opened up inside the Sundance U.S. Dramatic Competition.Participant Media has teamed with AFFRM to obtain U.S. Rights to "Middle of Nowhere." African-American Film Festival Delivering Movement founder Ava DuVernay helmed the pic in the script he written. Story concentrates on a lady's separation from her jailed husband and her journey to help keep her marriage and identity.Pic was produced by by DuVernay, Howard Barish and Paul Garnes.AFFRM will distribute the film theatrically later this year, starting marketing and marketing support through its broad grassroots collective run with a couple of from the nation's top black film organizations.DuVernay formerly helmed "I'll Follow," of a lady whose existence is switched upside lower by tragedy, and individuals who emerge to help her cope."?'Middle of Nowhere' is simply Ava DuVernay's second feature, nevertheless it reflects the finesse and sensitivity of a much more experienced storyteller as well as the kind of quality filmmaking that has been a hallmark of Participant," mentioned Jonathan King, Participant Media's professional V . p . of production. "We're very excited being joining forces along with her and her team at AFFRM, and anticipate developing a marketing and social-action campaign that fires in the film's styles and engages cities across the country."The sale was talked about by Ben Weiss in the Paradigm Film Group with Nina Shaw and Gordon Bobb of Del, Shaw, Moonves, Tanaka Finkelstein & Lezcano, regarding AFFRM, with Rob Ivers of Participant. Contact Rob Sneider at rob.sneider@variety.com