Documentary HackAfter ParklandBy Emily Taguchi, Jake Lefferman
In a Nutshell
This documentary followers survivors and victims' families in the seven months after the 2018 mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida.
Favorite Quote
If people want to know what it's like to go back to school … imagine getting in a plane crash, surviving, and getting on the same plane every day, where the one issue that caused it isn't fixed.
David Hogg, survivor and activist
Introduction
On February 14, 2018, 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.
The Parkland shooting left 17 dead and 17 injured, and in the weeks following, victims' loved ones and survivors grieved as they moved through the rest of the school year's rituals.
Students and parents alike became activists for gun reform, campaigning and organizing walkouts between classes, ball games, and graduation.
Filmmakers Emily Taguchi and Jake Lefferman are veteran ABC News journalists and producers.
In After Parkland, Taguchi and Lefferman gained early, intimate access to those closest to the massacre, revealing one community's resolve, grit, and pain through the unthinkable.
Here are the 3 key insights from this Hack
- 1.Police ignored multiple warnings that the Parkland shooter was a threat
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