Wellspring Media, the specialized US distribution outfit which is now independent of former owner Winstar Communications, has acquired worldwide rights to Margaret Cho's stand-up movie Notorious C.H.O. (pictured). The film is a 90-minute film of Cho's July 4, 2001, Seattle concert, part of her 37-city North American tour which went from 2001 into Jan 2002.

Wellspring will open the film theatrically in Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco one year later on July 4, 2002, before expanding to cities nationwide throughout the summer. Wellspring's international sales department will handle international sales.

The announcement was made today by Krysanne Katsoolis, Wellspring's Sr. Vice President of Acquisitions, who concluded the deal with Karen Taussig of Cho Taussig Productions. Wellspring previously handled the video/DVD release of Cho's previous concert film I'm The One That I Want.