'The literary legacy of John Dos Passos: Son of Portugal is a new movie project'

This month John Dos Passos Coggin, grandson of Portuguese-American writer John Dos Passos, announced the launch of his crowdfunding campaign on the Kickstarter platform to raise seed money for his new film project titled "Son of Portugal".

"Son of Portugal" is a dramatic thriller set in 1964 in the United States and Portugal. The president of the United States is Lyndon B. Johnson, and Antonio de Oliveira Salazar is the fascist dictator of Portugal, leading the oldest dictatorship in Europe. "Son of Portugal" tells the story of the Connemara's, Joe and Diane, an idealistic young couple working for the U.S. State Department. They host a 16-year-old exchange student, João', in their home'International productions like "Unstoppable," "Collateral Damage," "The Scorpion King," "The Thin Red Line," "Fight Club" and "Battlestar Galactica. "

The screenplay for "Son of Portugal" was written by American writer John Dos Passos Coggin.

Favorable timing for a project

The Son of Portugal Project'''is being released at a particularly auspicious time. Next year, on April 25, Portugal will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the end of fascism. The filmmakers have humbly asked for support through donations on Kickstarter or spreading the word about the project on social media and other communication networks.

Media contact info:

John Dos Passos
John Dos Passos Literary Legacy Manager
[email protected]