Over the last two decades, since the terrible Columbine attacks in 1999, the US has been inundated with a terrible rise in the number of school shootings. One of the more recent tragedies, which cost the lives of 17 folks at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, is the subject of the emotional documentary “After Parkland.”
As seen in the new trailer for the film, “After Parkland” aims to make sense of the horrible situation that befell students, faculty, and their families on the fateful day when a shooting occurred. Through the point of view of some of the kids affected, the film aims to follow the journeys of the teens who survived, the families who lost loved ones, and how this incident led to one of the most public gun debates in recent history.
We saw the film during its premiere at this year’s Tribeca, and in our review, we said, “‘“After Parkland’ depicts events, interviews, and footage you can find anywhere, but this level of emotional access truly sets it apart.”
The documentary is co-directed by Emily Taguchi and Jake Lefferman. The film marks the second project about the incident that Lefferman worked on. Previously, he produced the doc “For Our Lives: Parkland” from 2018. Taguchi has directed a few other docs, including the 2006 feature, “The Unforgotten War.”
“After Parkland” will arrive in theaters on November 29. You can watch the trailer for the film below.
Here’s the synopsis:
AFTER PARKLAND tells the intimate and moving story of families of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School navigating their way through grief, and searching for new meaning in the immediate days, weeks and months after the Parkland shooting that left 17 dead. Filmmakers Emily Taguchi and Jake Lefferman traveled to Parkland, Florida with producer Stephanie Wash and began filming with students who endured gunfire and the parents who lost their children in the crosshairs. Filming throughout the spring, summer and fall, the verité documentary chronicles the private journeys of these families as they navigated the unthinkable and rose to challenge the nation to end gun violence.