Jon García

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Jon García

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

Known For

The FallsThe Falls · 2012
The Falls
★ 6.12012
MovieRomanceDrama
RJ and Chris were both born and raised in the Mormon Church. Both have pretty girlfriends, were Eagle Scouts at a young age and have perfect academic records. Now, it’s their turn to serve a mission and experience the Mormon rite of passage. Unknown to them, serving a mission will not only open the doors to strangers’ households – where they preach the Gospel – but it will open up secrets in their own lives — and feelings that they’ve long kept buried.
The Falls: Covenant of GraceThe Falls: Covenant of Grace · 2016
The Falls: Covenant of Grace
★ 6.72016
MovieRomanceDrama
Chris and RJ, former Mormon missionaries who fell in love seven years ago, are struggling to make their relationship work amid conflicts with their families and their faith. Determined to finally find closure and put the past behind them, the two men set in motion a quest for unconditional love that ultimately leads to the very top of the LDS leadership.
Sex WeatherSex Weather · 2018
Sex Weather
★ 5.62018
MovieRomanceDrama
Sleepy-eyed filmmaker Darrel wakes to find himself in bed with his crew member Sydney. As they begin to discuss the previous evening and tepid reviews of his new film, emotions give rise to a passionate and thoughtful relationship that once could have been if either had taken the chance.
The Falls: Testament of LoveThe Falls: Testament of Love · 2013
The Falls: Testament of Love
★ 6.02013
MovieDramaRomance
Picking up five years after the doomed romance between Mormon missionaries RJ and Chris, though their lives have taken radically different paths, the death of a mutual friend unexpectedly reunites the two men at a time when both are attempting to establish their adult lives. As old feelings of love and regret are rekindled, RJ and Chris must once again confront their seemingly impossible love.
LUZLUZ · 2020
LUZ
★ 5.52020
MovieDramaCrime
Ruben and Carlos become cellmates in a minimum-security prison. While Ruben struggles to learn the ropes of daily life and where he falls in the complex hierarchical prison system, Carlos becomes a mentor and then eventually a lover. The two men develop feelings for one another they can't easily express. As time moves on and one of them is released before the other, there are questions looming as to whether what they had was real or simply out of the need for human connection.
No Place for NonbelieversNo Place for Nonbelievers · 2023
No Place for Nonbelievers
2023
MovieDramaComedy
A young priest. A married woman. Each with a secret to tell.
Tandem HeartsTandem Hearts · 2012
Tandem Hearts
★ 5.52012
Movie
A young couple’s bond is tested by their move to Portland, Oregon, where the young musician struggles, and his girlfriend finds a new social circle.
The Hours Till DaylightThe Hours Till Daylight · 2016
The Hours Till Daylight
★ 3.62016
MovieDramaHorror
Marco Vasquez and his family have seen tragedy and despair throughout their lives at the hands of an evil entity. Now that Marco is about to start a family of his own, he is forced to return to his childhood home where it all began to put a stop to it once and for all.

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