Even as politicians continue to argue about gun control, there can be no doubt: Gun violence and mass shootings are reaching epidemic proportions in the country. The ease with which anyone can buy assault weapons and ammunition has been matched by tragedy after tragedy in which innocent people are harmed in horrific acts of violence. And one of the most affecting in recent memory was what unfolded at Sandy Hook Elementary school in 2012.
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Director Kim A. Snyder explores the school shooting and the fallout in the upcoming documentary “Newtown,” which goes into the community and homes of those affected, and paints a moving portrait of loss and the ongoing reverberations of what happened on that fateful day. Here’s the official synopsis:
There are no easy answers in NEWTOWN — no words of compassion or reassurance that can bring back the 20 children and six educators who lost their lives during the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Instead, Snyder gives us exclusive access into the lives and homes of those who lost loved ones, and others in the community who have been indelibly changed by the events. Each person, be it a parent, school nurse, or state police officer, tries in their own way to make sense of their loss, as well as confront our nation’s inability to quell gun violence in even the most peaceful of communities. NEWTOWN bears witness to their profound grief and allows it to reverberate within our collective conscience — exploring what happens to a community after it becomes the epicenter of a national discussion, and what is still left to cope with after the cameras leave.
“Newtown” opens on October 7th.
