Letters

Letters (2021) is a drama, war film directed by Gamaliel Luna rated 9.0/10.

LETTERS, a dramatic historical fiction written by Mrs. Evelyn Merritt in 2010, tells the story of U.S. soldiers and their loved ones through their correspondence beginning with the Civil War and ending with the War in Iraq. Sahuarita High School students adapted the Readers’ Theatre play into a movie, reasoning the student actors would be kept safe from Covid-19 by filming them individually, and afterward the footage could be reassembled into a screenplay following the original dialogue.

Cast

Riley Williams

Caleb

Baelyan King

Ben

Jaydon Brown

Robert

Dominique Valenzuela

Katie

Vincent Garcia

John

Teagan King

Richie / Iris

Bridgette Lewie

Janice

Annalisa Rodriguez

Shawna

Suzy Sirmons

Tammy

Thomas Johnson

Billy

Emily Stephenson

Harriet

McKenzie Whiting

Elsie