screenings
LOS LOBOS NATIVE SONS IS CURRENTLY SHOWING AT FESTIVALS AROUND THE COUNTRY.
doc nyc
Get ready for the New York debut of LOS LOBOS NATIVE SONS!
Saturday, November 14th at 9:30 PM* at Village East
Monday, November 16th at 6:20 PM at Village East
Online screening dates are Sunday, November 15th - Sunday, November 29th
*The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with co-directors Doug Blush and Piero Giunti.
Coast film and music festival
Please join us in Laguna Beach on Sunday, October 18th at 7:00 PM at the Rivian South Coast Theater.
Directors Doug Blush and Piero Giunti will introduce the film and Los Lobos will be there for the post-screening Q & A.
Individual tickets go on sale October 2nd!
heartland film festival
We are heading your way for 3 screenings Indianapolis!
Friday, October 9th at 5:00 PM
Saturday, October 10th at 12:45 PM
Sunday, October 18th at 12:15 PM
Directors Doug Blush and Piero Giunti will be there for a post-screening
Q & A on the 9th and 10th.
Calgary international film festival
If you are in the Calgary area, please join us on Saturday, October 3rd at 8:45 PM at the Cineplex Chinook 12.
Directors Doug Blush and Piero Giunti will be there for a Q & A after the film. We hope to see you there!
Port townsend film festival
A special performance by Los Lobos will be held on Saturday, September 26th at McCurdy Pavilion. Concert tickets on sale now!
The screening will be held on Sunday, September 27th at 4:00 PM. There will be a Q & A following the film with the co-directors Doug Blush and Piero F. Giunti, and Los Lobos!
oak cliff film festival
On Saturday, August 1st, we were in Dallas for a packed house screening of the film.
Director Piero Giunti attended for a wonderful Q & A.
We appreciate the support!
woods hole film festival
We're thrilled to announce that LOS LOBOS: NATIVE SONS has won the 2026 BEST OF THE FEST award, along with the Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature.
Co-directors Doug Blush and Piero F. Giunti were at the Festival leading a master class earlier in the week on Directing a Music Documentary. The excitement continued into the film's East Coast premiere, where the audience was treated to a Q&A with the band and filmmakers following the screening.
dc/dox ‘26
On Saturday, June 15, LOS LOBOS NATIVE SONS made its East Coast premiere at the DC/DOX Film Festival. The screening was met with an enthusiastic response, followed by a post-screening conversation moderated by PBS Public Editor Ricardo Sandoval-Palos, who guided an engaging discussion with the filmmakers. Audience members participated with insightful questions, making for a dynamic discussion that highlighted the film's cultural significance and the band's lasting impact on music and American storytelling. The screening marked another milestone for the film as it continues its festival journey reaching new audiences across the country.
Los Angeles premiere
On April 24 the film’s Los Angeles premiere at the historic Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood served as the closing night event of the This is Not A Fiction Film Festival, presented by American Cinematheque. Following the film, former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra delivered moving remarks before introducing a Q&A with co-directors Doug Blush and Piero Giunti alongside all five members of Los Lobos. The evening concluded with an impromptu live performance by the band that had patrons dancing in the aisles.
Denver, co
Su Teatro presented the film on Sunday, April 12 as part of the 28th annual Xicano Independent Filmmakers Festival. Following the screening, co-directors Doug Blush and Piero Giunti took part in a lively Q&A with the festival audience, discussing the creative process behind the documentary and its cultural significance. The film received the Premio Ihtoa Award for Outstanding Documentary, recognizing its powerful storytelling and celebration of Chicano music and culture.
Boulder, co
On Saturday, April 11, the film screened at the Boulder International Film Festival, where it was honored with the festival’s Best Music Film Award. Co-directors Doug Blush and Piero Giunti accepted the award on behalf of the film and took part in an engaging post-screening Q&A, sharing insights into the filmmaking process and the enduring cultural impact of the story at the heart of the documentary.
SXSW Premiere
The world premiere of LOS LOBOS NATIVE SONS was on Sunday, March 15, at the historic Paramount Theater as part of the SXSW Film Festival. The film’s production team and members of Los Lobos were joined at the screening by an array of celebrated musicians, including John Doe and members of Los Lonely Boys. U.S. Representative Joaquin Castro introduced the post-screening Q&A, moderated by filmmaker Robert Rodriguez, who later joined the band for a raucous live performance of some of their most iconic songs.