Fortunate Sons

Name: Fortunate Sons
Director: Peter Jones
Released: 2025

Peter Jones 2025

Fortunate Sons is a feature-length documentary about the 1974 graduating class of the Harvard School, then a private, military school for the 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. An American journey about friendship, life, loss, and redemption – culminating with the class’s 50th reunion in 2024 – it resonates powerfully with the developing national conversation about the mental health of boys and men, the cultural evolution of masculinity, and the power of connection and vulnerability.

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Running Time:

85 min.

Spoken Languages:

English

Subtitles:

English

Directors:

Peter Jones

Producers:

Peter Jones, Taylor Vracin-Harrell, John Bard Manulis

Editors:

Salia Hovanec, David Jakubovic

Production Companies:

Peter Jones Productions

Festival Participation

Dances With Films (Los Angeles) - 2025
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