JIMMY IN SAIGON
Sunday April 24th 2022, 2:45 pm
Streaming: April 25th - April 27th
Regal Cinemas South Beach
1120 Lincoln Rd Mall, Miami Beach, FL 33139
Film Details
Runtime: 89 minutes
Language: English
Director: Peter McDowell
Country: USA, 2022
Category: Miami Edition
Genre: Documentary, Gay, Mystery
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
Executive produced by Dan Savage.. Jimmy in Saigon is a feature documentary by filmmaker Peter McDowell who chronicles the story of Jim, his eldest brother, and a Vietnam War veteran. In 1972, when Jim was 24 and Peter was only 5, Jim died under mysterious circumstances while living as a civilian in Saigon. Through over 200 of Jim’s letters, candid interviews with Jim’s friends and family, and filming of the truth-seeking journey that led him across the United States, Vietnam, and France, Peter creates an elegiac work that examines grief, family secrets, war, drug use, sexuality, and healing, amounting to a celebration of a short but powerful life.
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Executive produced by Dan Savage.. Jimmy in Saigon is a feature documentary by filmmaker Peter McDowell who chronicles the story of Jim, his eldest brother, and a Vietnam War veteran. In 1972, when Jim was 24 and Peter was only 5, Jim died under mysterious circumstances while living as a civilian in Saigon. Through over 200 of Jim’s letters, candid interviews with Jim’s friends and family, and filming of the truth-seeking journey that led him across the United States, Vietnam, and France, Peter creates an elegiac work that examines grief, family secrets, war, drug use, sexuality, and healing, amounting to a celebration of a short but powerful life.
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