
Jon García
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Biography
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

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.
Sex Weather

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.
The Falls: Testament of Love

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

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.
The Falls: Covenant of Grace

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.
LUZ
Relentless detective Izzy Morgan is pulled into a dark and intricate case that exposes the hidden violence beneath wealth and privilege. As Izzy and her partner, Detective Mark Navarro, dig deeper into a disturbing murder tied to the city’s elite youth, they uncover a sinister underbelly that challenges their moral limits. Two years later, an eerily similar crime shocks the city—this time involving the son of Chief of Police Greg Lamar. As the investigation twists and intensifies, Izzy is forced to confront her own compulsions and the personal cost of her pursuit of justice.
Motives

Carla and Dean decide to escape the hustle of the big city, purchasing a home in a remote forest. They have big plans for their new quiet life, only to find something much more sinister; they are on the land of a cult, and the leader claims a telepathic connection to a legendary beast that inhabits the woods surrounding them. Carla and Dean are forced to uncover the terrifying truth of the cult's prophecy.
Summoning the Spirit

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.
The Hours Till Daylight

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.
Tandem Hearts

A secretive man retreats to the woods for a dark purpose. The last thing he anticipated or wanted was to go viral when a young youtuber stumbles across his secret and broadcasts it to the world. Is this an act of war or an act of mercy?
Shady Cove

Born transgender and raised as a boy, and after a military career and two marriages, Kate in her mid-sixties could finally live as her true self. When she meets a new friend, will her past block their developing relationship?
Strictly for the Birds

After the loss of her mother and days away from turning eighteen, Tabitha is trying to navigate her new life with her uncle Jim.
Birthday at Jiggly Gigglies

With the world in a pandemic, Jason and Sorrel meet on a dating app and build a romance as the situation gets worse.
Love in Dangerous Times

A small group of inexperienced criminals dive head first into a plot to kidnap a United States senator. Things don't go as planned.
The Hostage Situation

A young priest. A married woman. Each with a secret to tell.
No Place for Nonbelievers

For many queer people, some of our toughest years were when we were teenagers living at home. Homophobic parents and school environments often made life unbearable. Now meet the next generation of queer youth, as they forge a path of love, with the support of their families. In the face of one of the harshest political climates, with homophobia and racism on the rise, these fearless teenagers are claiming their identities and taking the world by storm. Room to Grow is an intimate look into what it means to be an LGBTQ teen today.