The Films of Jon Garcia
2009–2013
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In an August 2012 interview with Justin Koleszar the independent director had this to say about the state of feature filmmaking in Portland: “I don’t think there’s been a great film yet . . . especially in comparison to the rest of the arts, whether it be music or writing or whatever. So it’s kind of like I want the film scene to step up.” Six weeks later the answer to his challenge was realized with the premiere of The Falls, by Jon Garcia, one of the most artistically satisfying films, independent or not, to ever come out of the city. With the release of the equally satisfying sequel The Falls: Testament of Love a year later, Garcia solidified his position as arguably the best young director in Portland. Unlike a lot of independent directors working in the city, that success has allowed Garcia to secure financial backing for his future projects, and after the release of his fourth feature, The Hours Till Daylight, he has gone on to produce the third film in the The Falls series, The Falls: Covenant of Grace, as well as writing screenplays for several more projects, including Sex Weather, which finished principal photography in early 2017.
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In just his first five years of filmmaking, acclaimed Portland independent director Jon Garcia was able to produce four feature films. Eric B. Olsen examines the first four films of Garcia’s career in order to provide a deeper understanding of works that transcend the limitations of independent filmmaking and to show how they have attained the status of art. Part oral history and part film analysis, the book provides a detailed textual commentary on Tandem Hearts (2010), the director’s first film; The Falls (2011) and The Falls: Testament of Love (2013), his most well-known films; and The Hours Till Daylight (2016). The Films of Jon Garcia: 2009–2013 takes an in-depth look at a writer-director who has earned a reputation as one of the Pacific Northwest’s premier filmmakers.
About the Author
critic. He has written six works of fiction in three different genres, and is the author of The E List film blog. Mr. Olsen’s works of non-fiction include The Death of Education, an exposé of the public school system in America, and a collection of essays titled The Intellectual American. He currently lives in the Pacific Northwest with his wife.