American Solitaire

An American soldier struggling to make sense of civilian life is confronted with the complexities of gun violence in his Hometown.

A Q&A with writer/director Aaron Davidman follows the film.

Slinger came home from war. But the battle isn’t over. American Solitaire stars Joshua Close 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.