“Catch the Fair One,” a critically acclaimed thriller from Josef Kubota Wladyka (“Narcos”) starring real-life professional boxer Kali “K.O.” Reis, has been sold to major markets by Pari…
“Catch the Fair One” opened at Tribeca Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award and a Special Jury mention for Reis’ performance.
Memento has sold “Catch the Fair One” to France , U.K., Ireland, Australia and New Zealand , Scandinavia and Baltics , Israel , Russia+CIS , Eastern Europe , India , Indonesia and the Middle East .“Catch the Fair One” follows Kaylee “K.O.” Uppashaw , a former boxer, as she discovers that her missing sister is possibly alive and circulating in a trafficking network. She plugs herself into this dark and dangerous world to find her, which tests her strength and determination.
The film marks the acting debut of Reis, the first Native American woman to win a major world title . She is the current WBA Super Lightweight World Champion and fought in the first televised women’s bout on HBO. Kali, who has Cherokee, Nipmuc and Seaconke Wampanoag ancestry, as well as lineage from the Cape Verde Islands, is a fierce advocate for her Native communities and has also been mentoring at-risk youth.
“Catch the Fair One” also stars Daniel Henshall, Tiffany Chu, Michael Drayer, Shelito Vincent, Lisa Emery, Kimberly Guerrero and Kevin Dunn. Producers are recent Academy Award winner Mollye Asher at The Population, Kimberly Parker , and Wladyka, with Darren Aronofsky executive producing alongside Mynette Louie, Derek Nguyen, Ari Handel, Cat Hobbs, James Hausler, Charles Stiefel, Todd Stiefel, Michael D’Alto, Chris Triana, Claude Amadeo, Shaun Sanghani, Sam Bisbee, and Arturo Castro.
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