American Sons (2025 film)
| American Sons | |
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Film poster | |
| Directed by | Andrew James Gonzales |
| Produced by | Andrew James Gonzales Laura Varela |
| Cinematography | Andrew James Gonzales |
| Edited by | Andrew James Gonzales |
| Music by | Stew Jackson Dan Brown |
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Running time | 59 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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]
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
- ^ Martinez, Kiko (March 8, 2025). "Late San Antonio veteran's life focus of 'American Sons' at SXSW". My San Antonio. Archived from the original on March 23, 2025. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
- ^ "9th annual Houston Latino Film Festival kicks off with plenty of opportunity to aspiring filmmakers". ABC13 Houston. March 12, 2025. Archived from the original on March 23, 2025. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
- ^ a b c Koithan, Stephanie. "San Antonio filmmaker debuts feature-length documentary American Sons at SXSW". San Antonio Current. Archived from the original on March 22, 2025. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
- ^ a b Salazar, Ernie Zuniga, Sal (March 7, 2025). "'American Sons' documentary based on fallen San Antonio Marine to premiere at SXSW". KSAT. Archived from the original on March 23, 2025. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Every Single Texas Film and TV Show Coming to SXSW". Texas Monthly. March 6, 2025. Archived from the original on April 4, 2025. Retrieved March 22, 2025.