With rare emotional honesty, Fortunate Sons immerses the viewer in the lives of the 1974 graduating class of Harvard School, then a private school for sons of the Los Angeles elite. Born into privilege and groomed to lead, they entered 7th grade of this all-male, military school in the cultural watershed year of 1968. Their lives, friendships, and personal challenges - culminating with the class’ 50th reunion in 2024 - it resonates powerfully with the developing national conversation about the mental health of boys and men, masculinity, and the power of connection and vulnerability. 

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Documentary

Fortunate Sons

Peter Jones

Taylor Vracin-Harrell

John Bard Manulis

Dances With Films Festival

"Fantastic, what a journey - so full of real emotion, coming from so many different directions. A broad, humanistic approach to storytelling that’s a much forgotten art."

Peter Guralnick, Author "The Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley"

"Unexpectedly cracks your heart wide open.  I did not expect a film about privileged white men to touch on such universal themes of hope, love, loss, the fear of being seen, and the importance of friendship, and what matters. 

It’s touching, funny, real, so well made, and so needed in these toxic times....it had me in tears.  Seeing these men be vulnerable brings so much hope. Bravo!"

Cecilia Peck, Award-winning filmmaker

"A truly magnificent film....it took my breath away."

Jackie Tepper, Dances With Film, Doc Programming Chair

"This made me think about life in a different way. Profound, utterly mesmerizing and transformative."