JIMMY IN SAIGON
\nDirected by Peter McDowell
\n2022, Documentary, USA, 90 min
\nIn English, French, and Vietnamese with English subtitles
\nFilmed in USA, France, Vietnam
\nExecutive Produced by Dan Savage
\nJIMMY IN SAIGON begins as a personal exploration into the mysterious death
\nand radical life of Jimmy McDowell, an American 24-year-old Vietnam veteran
\nwho died as a civilian in Saigon in 1972, when filmmaker Peter McDowell was
\nonly five. While investigating Jimmy\u2019s drug use and sexuality, Peter takes
\nus from the US Midwest to Vietnam, France and back home again. In his quest
\nto get to know his brother, he uncovers a hidden romance, new family ties
\nand a remarkable global love story.
\nPOST SCREENING DISCUSSION with filmmaker Peter McDowell, and his brother
\nJohn McDowell who co-composed the original score with Sabina Sciubba
\n(Brazilian Girls). John was a founder of the Rockland Farm Alliance and is
\nthe current board chair.
\nBFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival *World Premiere*
\nFrameline Int\u2019l LGBTQ+ Film Festival San Francisco
\nBentonville Film Festival Arkansas
\nAthens Int\u2019l Film Fest. Greece
\nReeling: The Chicago Int\u2019l LGBTQ+ Film Festival *Audience Award*
\nGAZE Int\u2019l LGBT Film Festival Dublin *Best Documentary*
\nViet Film Festival *Nominated for Best Feature*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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