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Jon Garcia (director)

December 15, 2023

Jon Erich Garcia (born July 18, 1979) is an American director, documentary filmmaker, screenwriter and musician based in Portland, Oregon.[1] He has released two full length albums and produced ten feature films including The Falls trilogy, Sex Weather and Love in Dangerous Times.[2][3] Garcia was nominated at the Emmy Awards in 2016, for his works for Oregon Public Broadcasting.[4]

Jon Garcia
Born
Jon Erich Garcia

(1979-07-18) July 18, 1979 (age 44)
Corpus Christi, Texas
NationalityAmerican
Alma materOur Lady of the Lake University
University of Texas
Portland State University
Occupation(s)Filmmaker
Screenwriter
Musician
Years active2005 - present
WebsiteOfficial website

Biography edit

Early life and education edit

Garcia was born to Alma Gloria and Domingo Serio Garcia, Jr., in 1979, in Corpus Christi, Texas. His mother was a school teacher and his father was a Vietnam veteran. He attended Gregory-Portland High School and graduated in 1998. Later, Garcia attended Our Lady of the Lake University and University of Texas where he studied psychology. He also attended Portland State University where he graduated in film studies, in 2009.[5]

Career edit

In 2005, Garcia moved to Portland, Oregon where he began his professional music career by joining a regional band Slackjaw as a singer and guitar player. In 2006, he released his self-titled debut album Jon Garcia. The album received positive to mixed reviews from multiple news agencies including The Oregonian and AllMusic.[6] After the release of the album, Garcia went on several international and national tours including a solo tour in the United Kingdom where he was interviewed by the BBC in 2007. A song from the album, "Heart Shaped Skeleton Keys", was placed in rotation nationally by BBC Radio.[5] In 2008, Garcia released his second album The Lake.[7][8]

In 2010 after graduating from Portland State University, Garcia wrote screenplay and produced his first indie film, Tandem Hearts.[9] Stan Hall from The Oregonian called the film "[sic] a straightforward , very watchable if a bit overlong drama".[5] Later that year, Garcia launched Lake Production, an independent film production and distribution company.[5]

While Tandem Hearts was in post-production, Garcia wrote the screenplay of his second film, The Falls which was also released in 2010.[10] The Falls was part of Vancouver Queer Film & Video Festival and starred Nick Ferrucci and Benjamin Farmer.[11] The film went on to appear in more than ten film festivals.[10]

In 2012, Garcia moved to Seattle where he wrote and produced The Hours Till Daylight, a supernatural thriller featuring Vannessa Vasquez, Quinn Allan, Sarah Jannette Parish and the former MLB player Carlos Sepulveda.[12] The next year, in 2013, Garcia produced the sequel to The Falls, titled The Falls: Testament of Love.[13] The sequel received positive reviews in the alternative press.[1][13]

Garcia collaborated with Rodney Moore and wrote the screenplay of The Falls: Covenant of Grace in 2016. This was the final installment of the trilogy featuring Nick Ferucci, Ben Farmer, Curtis Edward Jackson and Rebecca Karpovsky.[14] The film premiered in the Seattle Queer Film Festival in October 2016.[15]

In October 2018, Garcia collaborated with Matt Alber and co-directed a documentary film named Room To Grow.[16] The film chronicles the stories of seven LGBTQ+ teens and families.[17] Stephan Farber from The Hollywood Reporter called Room to Grow "[sic] fresh, compelling stories to tell in this rousing and eye-opening film".[18]

In November 2018, Garcia directed and produced Sex Weather starring Amber Stonebraker and Al'Jaleel McGhee.[19] The film received positive reviews from the Los Angeles Times.[2]

In October 2020, Garcia produced and directed Luz, a crime film starring Ernesto Reyes and Jesse Tayeh.[20] Later that year, he produced Love in Dangerous Times, a romantic drama revolving around the COVID-19 situation in Portland, Oregon. Love in Dangerous Times was shot during the lockdown in Portland.[21] The film received positive reviews from several media outlets including The Mercury News, Film Threat and others.[21][22]

Apart from directing and producing several feature films, Garcia has also produced Emmy nominated work for Oregon Art Beat (Oregon Public Broadcasting).[4] He has also directed a national award winning video for Paste Magazine in 2016.[23]

Works edit

Filmography edit

  • Tandem Hearts (2010)
  • The Falls (2011)
  • The Hours Till Daylight (2012)
  • The Falls: Testament of Love (2013)
  • The Falls: Covenant of Grace (2016)
  • Sex Weather (2018)
  • Room To Grow (2019)
  • Strictly for the Birds (2020)
  • Luz (2020)
  • Love in Dangerous Times (2020)

Discography edit

  • Jon Garcia (2006)
  • The Lake (2008)

References edit

  1. ^ a b Lynn, Logan (10 April 2013). "Testament of Love: An Interview With Filmmaker Jon Garcia". huffpost.com. HuffPost. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b Walsh, Katie (29 November 2018). "Reviews: Child labor documentary 'Invisible Hands' and more - Los Angeles Times". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  3. ^ Darling, Cary (29 October 2020). "Houston director's 'Dangerous Times' a love story for the pandemic age". houstonchronicle.com. Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  4. ^ a b "2017 - 54th Annual Emmy® Awards • Nominations". natasnw.org. National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d Olsen, Eric B. (2 November 2017). The Films of Jon Garcia 2009–2013. ISBN 9781543444964. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  6. ^ Raggett, Ned. "AllMusic Review by Ned Raggett". allmusic.com. AllMusic. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Jon Garcia The Lake - AllMusic". allmusic.com. AllMusic. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Jon Garcia The Lake". nodepression.com. No Depression. 25 February 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  9. ^ "RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARCHIVE Tandem Hearts (Jon Garcia, 2012)". oregonconfluence.com. The Confluence. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  10. ^ a b Grant, Butler (10 January 2019). "Director of filmed-in-Portland 'The Falls' talks about Mormonism, love and coming out". oregonlive.com. The Oregonian. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  11. ^ Mack, Adrian (17 August 2012). "Vancouver Queer Film Festival: Mitt Romney would hate The Falls". straight.com. The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  12. ^ Landry, Jess (3 March 2016). "What Will You Do In 'The Hours Till Daylight'?". hellnotes.com. HellNotes. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  13. ^ a b Harvey, Dennis (29 October 2013). "Gay Mormons in love reunite five years on in this plodding sequel to micro-budget indie 'The Falls.'". variety.com. Variety. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  14. ^ Stern, Amanda Jane (2 November 2020). "Queerly Ever After #38: THE FALLS TRILOGY (2012, 2013, 2016)". filminquiry.com. Film Inquiry. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  15. ^ Movies News Desk (17 September 2012). "Jon Garcia's THE FALLS; Set for DVD Release, 12/4". broadwayworld.com. BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  16. ^ Lucy, Karl Saint (12 August 2016). "Matt Alber's 'Room to Grow' Shines a Light on Queer Millennial Stories". intomore.com. INTO. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  17. ^ Movies News Desk (18 July 2018). "Revry Original LGBTQ Film ROOM TO GROW Comes to Outfest 2018". broadwayworld.com. BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  18. ^ Farber, Stephan (27 July 2018). "'Room to Grow': Film Review - Outfest 2018". hollywoodreporter.com. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  19. ^ Turnquist, Kristi (27 September 2018). "'Sex Weather' kicks off local film distribution project". oregonlive.com. The Oregonian. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  20. ^ Walker-Dack, Roger (25 September 2020). "Review: 'Luz' Appeals to the Romantic in All of Us". edgemedianetwork.com. EDGE Media Network. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  21. ^ a b Ng, Alan (28 October 2020). "Review - Love in Dangerous Times". filmthreat.com. Film Threat. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  22. ^ Myers, Randy (4 November 2020). "New movie picks: Diane Lane, Sophia Loren jump into the Oscar race". mercurynews.com. The Mercury News. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  23. ^ Paste Staff (2 February 2016). "The Paste Cloud $10,000 Video Contest Winner Revealed". pastemagazine.com. Paste. Retrieved 2 January 2021.

External links edit

  • Official website
  • Jon Garcia at IMDb

December 15, 2023
garcia, director, erich, garcia, born, july, 1979, american, director, documentary, filmmaker, screenwriter, musician, based, portland, oregon, released, full, length, albums, produced, feature, films, including, falls, trilogy, weather, love, dangerous, times. Jon Erich Garcia born July 18 1979 is an American director documentary filmmaker screenwriter and musician based in Portland Oregon 1 He has released two full length albums and produced ten feature films including The Falls trilogy Sex Weather and Love in Dangerous Times 2 3 Garcia was nominated at the Emmy Awards in 2016 for his works for Oregon Public Broadcasting 4 Jon GarciaBornJon Erich Garcia 1979 07 18 July 18 1979 age 44 Corpus Christi TexasNationalityAmericanAlma materOur Lady of the Lake University University of TexasPortland State UniversityOccupation s FilmmakerScreenwriterMusicianYears active2005 presentWebsiteOfficial website Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life and education 1 2 Career 2 Works 2 1 Filmography 2 2 Discography 3 References 4 External linksBiography editEarly life and education edit Garcia was born to Alma Gloria and Domingo Serio Garcia Jr in 1979 in Corpus Christi Texas His mother was a school teacher and his father was a Vietnam veteran He attended Gregory Portland High School and graduated in 1998 Later Garcia attended Our Lady of the Lake University and University of Texas where he studied psychology He also attended Portland State University where he graduated in film studies in 2009 5 Career edit In 2005 Garcia moved to Portland Oregon where he began his professional music career by joining a regional band Slackjaw as a singer and guitar player In 2006 he released his self titled debut album Jon Garcia The album received positive to mixed reviews from multiple news agencies including The Oregonian and AllMusic 6 After the release of the album Garcia went on several international and national tours including a solo tour in the United Kingdom where he was interviewed by the BBC in 2007 A song from the album Heart Shaped Skeleton Keys was placed in rotation nationally by BBC Radio 5 In 2008 Garcia released his second album The Lake 7 8 In 2010 after graduating from Portland State University Garcia wrote screenplay and produced his first indie film Tandem Hearts 9 Stan Hall from The Oregonian called the film sic a straightforward very watchable if a bit overlong drama 5 Later that year Garcia launched Lake Production an independent film production and distribution company 5 While Tandem Hearts was in post production Garcia wrote the screenplay of his second film The Falls which was also released in 2010 10 The Falls was part of Vancouver Queer Film amp Video Festival and starred Nick Ferrucci and Benjamin Farmer 11 The film went on to appear in more than ten film festivals 10 In 2012 Garcia moved to Seattle where he wrote and produced The Hours Till Daylight a supernatural thriller featuring Vannessa Vasquez Quinn Allan Sarah Jannette Parish and the former MLB player Carlos Sepulveda 12 The next year in 2013 Garcia produced the sequel to The Falls titled The Falls Testament of Love 13 The sequel received positive reviews in the alternative press 1 13 Garcia collaborated with Rodney Moore and wrote the screenplay of The Falls Covenant of Grace in 2016 This was the final installment of the trilogy featuring Nick Ferucci Ben Farmer Curtis Edward Jackson and Rebecca Karpovsky 14 The film premiered in the Seattle Queer Film Festival in October 2016 15 In October 2018 Garcia collaborated with Matt Alber and co directed a documentary film named Room To Grow 16 The film chronicles the stories of seven LGBTQ teens and families 17 Stephan Farber from The Hollywood Reporter called Room to Grow sic fresh compelling stories to tell in this rousing and eye opening film 18 In November 2018 Garcia directed and produced Sex Weather starring Amber Stonebraker and Al Jaleel McGhee 19 The film received positive reviews from the Los Angeles Times 2 In October 2020 Garcia produced and directed Luz a crime film starring Ernesto Reyes and Jesse Tayeh 20 Later that year he produced Love in Dangerous Times a romantic drama revolving around the COVID 19 situation in Portland Oregon Love in Dangerous Times was shot during the lockdown in Portland 21 The film received positive reviews from several media outlets including The Mercury News Film Threat and others 21 22 Apart from directing and producing several feature films Garcia has also produced Emmy nominated work for Oregon Art Beat Oregon Public Broadcasting 4 He has also directed a national award winning video for Paste Magazine in 2016 23 Works editFilmography edit Tandem Hearts 2010 The Falls 2011 The Hours Till Daylight 2012 The Falls Testament of Love 2013 The Falls Covenant of Grace 2016 Sex Weather 2018 Room To Grow 2019 Strictly for the Birds 2020 Luz 2020 Love in Dangerous Times 2020 Discography edit Jon Garcia 2006 The Lake 2008 References edit a b Lynn Logan 10 April 2013 Testament of Love An Interview With Filmmaker Jon Garcia huffpost com HuffPost Retrieved 2 January 2021 a b Walsh Katie 29 November 2018 Reviews Child labor documentary Invisible Hands and more Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Retrieved 2 January 2021 Darling Cary 29 October 2020 Houston director s Dangerous Times a love story for the pandemic age houstonchronicle com Houston Chronicle Retrieved 2 January 2021 a b 2017 54th Annual Emmy Awards Nominations natasnw org National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Retrieved 2 January 2021 a b c d Olsen Eric B 2 November 2017 The Films of Jon Garcia 2009 2013 ISBN 9781543444964 Retrieved 2 January 2021 Raggett Ned AllMusic Review by Ned Raggett allmusic com AllMusic Retrieved 2 January 2021 Jon Garcia The Lake AllMusic allmusic com AllMusic Retrieved 2 January 2021 Jon Garcia The Lake nodepression com No Depression 25 February 2010 Retrieved 2 January 2021 RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARCHIVE Tandem Hearts Jon Garcia 2012 oregonconfluence com The Confluence 9 February 2018 Retrieved 2 January 2021 a b Grant Butler 10 January 2019 Director of filmed in Portland The Falls talks about Mormonism love and coming out oregonlive com The Oregonian Retrieved 2 January 2021 Mack Adrian 17 August 2012 Vancouver Queer Film Festival Mitt Romney would hate The Falls straight com The Georgia Straight Retrieved 2 January 2021 Landry Jess 3 March 2016 What Will You Do In The Hours Till Daylight hellnotes com HellNotes Retrieved 2 January 2021 a b Harvey Dennis 29 October 2013 Gay Mormons in love reunite five years on in this plodding sequel to micro budget indie The Falls variety com Variety Retrieved 2 January 2021 Stern Amanda Jane 2 November 2020 Queerly Ever After 38 THE FALLS TRILOGY 2012 2013 2016 filminquiry com Film Inquiry Retrieved 2 January 2021 Movies News Desk 17 September 2012 Jon Garcia s THE FALLS Set for DVD Release 12 4 broadwayworld com BroadwayWorld Retrieved 2 January 2021 Lucy Karl Saint 12 August 2016 Matt Alber s Room to Grow Shines a Light on Queer Millennial Stories intomore com INTO Retrieved 2 January 2021 Movies News Desk 18 July 2018 Revry Original LGBTQ Film ROOM TO GROW Comes to Outfest 2018 broadwayworld com BroadwayWorld Retrieved 2 January 2021 Farber Stephan 27 July 2018 Room to Grow Film Review Outfest 2018 hollywoodreporter com The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved 2 January 2021 Turnquist Kristi 27 September 2018 Sex Weather kicks off local film distribution project oregonlive com The Oregonian Retrieved 2 January 2021 Walker Dack Roger 25 September 2020 Review Luz Appeals to the Romantic in All of Us edgemedianetwork com EDGE Media Network Retrieved 2 January 2021 a b Ng Alan 28 October 2020 Review Love in Dangerous Times filmthreat com Film Threat Retrieved 2 January 2021 Myers Randy 4 November 2020 New movie picks Diane Lane Sophia Loren jump into the Oscar race mercurynews com The Mercury News Retrieved 2 January 2021 Paste Staff 2 February 2016 The Paste Cloud 10 000 Video Contest Winner Revealed pastemagazine com Paste Retrieved 2 January 2021 External links editOfficial website Jon Garcia at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jon Garcia director amp oldid 1145472420 Filmography, wikipedia, wiki, book, 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