TESORO PICTURES

Tesoro Pictures, a Texas and New Mexico based entertainment company, is pleased to announce the acquisition of the screen rights to John Montandon’s critically acclaimed book “By His Own Blood.”
“By His Own Blood” is a gripping story of redemption, told through the eyes of a young man growing up in rural west Texas. His father, a man of gentle principles, is accidentally exposed to the deadly HIV virus through a blood transfusion, and refused treatment by local hospitals in the early years of the AIDS epidemic.
Making the announcement, Greg Clonts, Managing Partner of Tesoro Pictures, said, “We are thrilled to have completed this acquisition and excited to put the screenwriting process in the capable hands of fellow partner Rod McCall, a New Mexico based filmmaker and director. This is a story with a heart and a soul and we look forward to producing a film that matches the eloquence of John Montandon’s wonderful story.”
This acquisition follows the recently acquired option to the screenplay “Magic City”, by Rod McCall and James Hoggard, based on the novel “Elevator Man” written by James Hoggard. “Magic City” is the real life story of Bobby Johnson, a “bigger-than-life” Texas grain mogul, who fakes his own death, bilks investors of millions, and becomes the stuff of legends.
Tesoro Pictures currently has five productions in development including the comedy “Traveling Salesmen”, scheduled to begin filming in June of 2016.
For more information about our company, our projects, and our filmmakers, visit our website at www.tesoropictures.com .