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Cineculture Screening: American Solitaire (2025)
Discussant: Aaron Davidman (Director)
Slinger came home from war. But the battle isn’t over. American Solitaire stars Joshua Close ( Wayward, Fargo ) as a veteran unraveling in the aftermath of combat, adrift in a country that celebrates guns but has little language for the damage they leave behind. Written and directed by Aaron Davidman, the film is a raw, urgent portrait of one man’s journey back to himself. The film examines the hidden costs of military service – PTSD, reintegration, and the psychological toll of combat – while confronting how masculinity, identity, and notions of safety have become entangled with America’s relationship with firearms. At its heart, American Solitaire is about the cost of a culture that glorifies violence, creating space for viewers of all perspectives to question assumptions about strength, responsibility, and what it truly means to protect and heal. 95 minutes.
