Oscar-nominated documentary 'Death by Numbers' highlights the human cost of gun violence following the 2018 Parkland school shooting. Featuring Sam Fuentes, a survivor who confronts her shooter in court, the film aims to connect with audiences who are still grappling with trauma. The documentary also explores the ongoing movement for gun control and the challenges faced in the face of political opposition.
in Florida – when a former student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High walked inside and killed 17 people.
He is now serving consecutive life sentences. With dozens of school shootings since then – and a new pro-gun president in the White House – an Oscar-nominated documentary called Death by Numbers aims to provide a reminder of the broken lives which the statistics represent.When I was shot and I’d lost my friends, I lost so much in that shooting. I lost my sense of safety. Much of my autonomy. My mobility. So much of my own control was taken away from me.
Sam, you were talking about the up and down nature of your work and the advocacy. It seems at the moment you have President Trump back in the White House, on the other hand, you have someone like your schoolmate David Hogg, who’s now a vice chair of the DNC. How hopeful are you of your cause at the moment?Hope is obligatory, I feel. But mostly because I have a legacy to uphold.
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