John Gutierrez is a Latine award-winning writer, director, and producer. His debut feature, SONS OF THE SEA won Best South African film at Durban IFF 2021 and was in competition at the Austin and Urbanworld Film Festivals. John’s true-crime feature documentary, ORIGINAL SIN: MY SON THE KILLER premiered in 2024 on Showmax and will follow by an international release later in the year. His short films TWILIGHT OF THE MASTERS, THREE DAYS GONE, and EQUANIMITY have screened at several international film festivals as well as being exhibited at the Balenciaga Museum in Spain and The Wallace Collection in London. In 2010 he participated in the BFI’s Feature Film Program.
Influenced by his Mexican American roots, and living in varied places such as New York, London, and Cape Town has given John a unique perspective that makes him capable of crafting films that not only speak to an American audience but also a Global one.