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American Sons (2025 film)

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American Sons
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Directed byAndrew James Gonzales
Produced byAndrew James Gonzales
Laura Varela
CinematographyAndrew James Gonzales
Edited byAndrew James Gonzales
Music byStew Jackson
Dan Brown
Release date
  • March 8, 2025 (2025-03-08)(SXSW)
Running time
59 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

American Sons is a 2025 American documentary film directed by Andrew James Gonzales. It premiered at the South by Southwest Film & TV Festival on March 8, 2025, and was screened days later at the Houston Latino Film Festival on March 14. [1] [2] The film is produced by Gonzales and Laura Varela, both of whom are from San Antonio, Texas. [3]

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The film cost $600,000 to make. [4] It received funding from Latino Public Broadcasting, Black Public Media, Bexar County and the City of San Antonio Department of Arts and Culture. [3]

Synopsis

The film follows a group of American Marines a decade after their deployment to Afghanistan. It specifically depicts their struggle with PTSD and their grief over the loss of their friend Jorge "JV" Villarreal who, at the age of 22, was killed in October 2010 while on patrol in Afghanistan. [4] Villareal's first-person video diaries figure prominently in the documentary. [3] [5]

References

  1. ↑ Martinez, Kiko (2025-03-08). "Late San Antonio veteran's life focus of 'American Sons' at SXSW". My San Antonio.
  2. ↑ "9th annual Houston Latino Film Festival kicks off with plenty of opportunity to aspiring filmmakers". ABC13 Houston. 2025-03-12. Retrieved 2025-03-23.
  3. 1 2 3 Koithan, Stephanie. "San Antonio filmmaker debuts feature-length documentary American Sons at SXSW". San Antonio Current. Retrieved 2025-03-22.
  4. 1 2 Salazar, Ernie Zuniga, Sal (2025-03-07). "'American Sons' documentary based on fallen San Antonio Marine to premiere at SXSW". KSAT. Retrieved 2025-03-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ↑ "Every Single Texas Film and TV Show Coming to SXSW". Texas Monthly. March 6, 2025.
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