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Viola Davis’ Ashé Ventures Boards Maria Farinha Filmes’ Biopic of Trailblazing Black Gymnast Daiane dos Santos (EXCLUSIVE)

‘The Girl Who Could Fly’ portrays Brazil’s Daiane dos Santos, the first Black woman to win gold at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.

Projects set up at MFF & Co include “Pegasus,” created by Amit Cohen (“False Flag”) and Ron Leshem (“Euphoria”), “Fail-Safe,” directed by Joe Berlinger (“Paradise Lost”), and “Esperanza,” from Fernando Meirelles (“City of God”). “We always envisioned that this project had what it takes to capture the world’s imagination, and it’s a happy encounter to have Ashé sharing this vision with us in this historic Brazilian co-production,” said Luana Lobo, co-CEO and partner at Maria Farinha Filmes. A leading global impact entertainment company in Latin America, the 17-year-old Maria Farinha Filmes broke out to worldwide attention producing Amazon-set thriller “Aruanas” for Globo’s VOD service Globoplay, which went on to be seen by 35 million viewers per episode.

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