ABOUT US
The story of Evan Thompson began in November of 2020. Evan had just passed away the month before, and Lt. Col. Chris Beckman asked us to shoot a video for the Thompson family. A missing man formation flyover would be performed by a four-ship of A-10s at his memorial. Once our writer/ director, Stan W. Wong, heard the story of Evan, the journey began to make the feature documentary anthology.
Meet The Team
Gary Sinise
Host
For over 40 years, Gary Sinise has stood as an advocate of America’s servicemen and women. It began in the early 80’s with his support of Vietnam veterans and continued into the 90’s in support of the Disabled American Veterans organization raising awareness and support for our wounded service members. To learn more about Gary, click here
Stan W. Wong
Writer/ Director
A first generation Chinese American, who spent most of his life in Texas. He established his company, Infinite Fountain Productions LLC, in 2014. Shooting commercials and short films for clients and other filmmakers, he learned everything he could about writing, directing and producing. “The Real American” is his first feature film production.
Dean Christensen
Executive Producer/ Producer
Dean Christensen was born in western North Dakota into a family of farmers that immigrated from Denmark in the 20th century. He enjoys all aspects of the film industry, including acting, writing and producing.
Laurie Ashbourne
Producer
Laurie started with Walt Disney Feature Animation, she is a writer-producer who has worn many hats on over 40 films. Her current projects include an animated feature with the director of MULAN. Her main focus moving forward is a slate of five films that can utilize the impact investment model she wrote about in her book, Values; Rethinking Hollywood Film Investment for Maximum ROI & Impact (2023).
William De Lauro, Major, USA
Executive Producer
played an instrumental role in the research leading to completion of the movie. Bill is a former Army officer with 15 years of active service and is now a Software Executive at Oracle Corporation.
Deborah Correa
Producer
a Colombian-American director and producer, who was chosen for the prestigious AFI Directing Workshop for Women. Her work spans television, film and podcasts with both narrative and documentary projects. Deborah recently completed production on her feature debut, The War Between is slated for release in 2025.
Robert Stavnes, Colonel, USA
Associate Producer
an Associate Producer whose research linked our A10 pilot with the troops in contact to help tell this remarkable story. Colonel Stavnes had multiple tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan during Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom, Freedom Sentinel and Inherent Resolve.
Muttalib Ibrahim
Executive Producer
is an American actor, born in Brooklyn, New York. He is of Libyan and Italian descent. Muttalib moved to San Antonio, Texas when his mother, Ayeshah, joined the military as an Air Force Captain. He graduated from the UT San Antonio with a BA in Business and Information Systems.