Filmmakers John J. Valadez and Cristina Ibarra spent seven years trailing John Houser as he pursued his quixotic quest.
With stunning cinematography by the acclaimed Swiss cameraman Elia Lyssy, the filmmakers take us on a wild and surreal journey filled with shocking revelations, triumph and heartache. What emerges is a deeply personal exploration of history, brutality, determination and the longing of one man to articulate in bronze the grand and terrifying sweep of history. When the renowned sculptor, John Houser, began creating a monument to the Spanish conquistador Juan de Oñate for the city of El Paso, it was supposed to be a little larger than life size. But he secretly harbored a dream: to build the largest bronze equestrian statue ever created in human history. Cloistered away in a remote and forgotten corner of Mexico City, John and his son Ethan worked endlessly for ten years crafting an exquisite and foreboding icon.
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