Documentary
In the wake of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre that took the lives of 20 first graders and their teachers, local clergymen Father Bob Weiss receives a letter from a fellow priest in Dunblane, Scotland, whose community suffered an eerily similar fate in 1996. From across the Atlantic, the two priests forge a poignant bond through the shared experience of trauma and healing.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Acts of Violence
PTSD: The War in My Head
Taking the Hill
Diameter of the Bomb
The friendship bench
The New Radical
The Plymouth Shootings
Bowling for Columbine
The Jock: A Montford Point Marine
Love Thy Neighbor: The Story of Christian Riley Garcia
Julie Mendez - from PTSD to Art
Bobby Hollingsworth: Army CID
Scott Castle: Battle of Fallujah
Afghanistan Dream Book
Terror at the Mall
Trigger: The Ripple Effect of Gun Violence
Diary Of A Disgraced Soldier
Tricky Memory
To Be of Service
The Return
SIMILAR MOVIES
Acts of Violence
IMDB 6 | Jan , 1985
A riveting expose about the personalities of murderers and their motives. This 72 minute film covers the McDonalds' restaurant massacre, President Reagan's assassination attempt, serial murderer Henry Lee Lucas and others.PTSD: The War in My Head
IMDB 6 | May , 2019
This film tells the stories of three British soldiers who died last year following lengthy battles with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). John Paul Finnigan from Liverpool, Kevin Williams from London, and Kevin Holt from Doncaster were in the same regiment, 2-Rifles, which served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Through personal videos, voice notes, interviews and letters, this film reveals the private battle these men fought with their mental health. While candid conversations with soldiers’ friends and families, document how their illnesses affected those around them.Taking the Hill
IMDB 0 | Dec , 2006
Over the years, Raul Ries, a military veteran (US Marine Corps) has reached out to those who are serving or have served in our armed forces. He has spoken to countless men and women from various theaters of military conflict, after their return home. In 2006, 40 years after fighting in the jungles of Vietnam, Ries experienced flashbacks for the first time. Subsequently, he found three of the men closest to him, who fought alongside of him in the Marine Corps unit ALPHA 1/7, and have suffered the consequences. Together again, they are taking the hill and finding healing.Diameter of the Bomb
IMDB 5.2 | Sep , 2005
Since the renewed Intifada began in 2000, there have been over 75 Palestinian suicide bombings. This is the story of 0ne-the bombing of bus 32 in Jerusalem in June 2002. The film connects the stories of a group of ordinary Israelis-Jews and Arabs. Each of them holds a clue to someone who died that day.The friendship bench
IMDB 0 | Jun , 2024
In a country ravaged by generational trauma, a psychiatrist trains grandmothers to treat depression within their communities.The New Radical
IMDB 5.2 | Jan , 2017
Uncompromising millennial radicals from the United States and the United Kingdom attack the system through dangerous technological means, which evolves into a high-stakes game with world authorities in the midst of a dramatically changing political landscape.The Plymouth Shootings
IMDB 0 | Jun , 2024
On 12 August 2021, Jake Davison shot and killed five people before turning the gun on himself. How did a seemingly normal young man turn into one of Britain’s most lethal killers?Bowling for Columbine
IMDB 7.5 | Oct , 2002
This is not a film about gun control. It is a film about the fearful heart and soul of the United States, and the 280 million Americans lucky enough to have the right to a constitutionally protected Uzi. From a look at the Columbine High School security camera tapes to the home of Oscar-winning NRA President Charlton Heston, from a young man who makes homemade napalm with The Anarchist's Cookbook to the murder of a six-year-old girl by another six-year-old. Bowling for Columbine is a journey through the US, through our past, hoping to discover why our pursuit of happiness is so riddled with violence.The Jock: A Montford Point Marine
IMDB 0 | Jul , 2023
"The Jock: a Montford Point Marine" unveils the harrowing yet inspiring journey of an American Marine from the segregated boot camp of Montford Point, North Carolina. Raised on the tough streets of Philadelphia, Dave Culmer is drawn to the Marines, enchanted by the impeccable attire and imposing stature of a local Marine. After being dismissed from high school, he finds his path leading him not to the widely known Parris Island boot camp, but to the lesser-known Montford Point. His path to becoming a Marine is fraught with discrimination and grueling trials that push him to his physical and mental limits. Amid the struggle, he learns resilience, embodying the relentless spirit of Montford Point that drove these men to exceed expectations set by a society that predicted their failure.Love Thy Neighbor: The Story of Christian Riley Garcia
IMDB 0 | Jan , 2021
On May 18, 2018, Christian Riley Garcia was among the 10 who were shot and killed in the Santa Fe high school shooting. This film will examine the impact of his heroic actions and his families fight for healing in the wakes of their loss.Julie Mendez - from PTSD to Art
IMDB 0 | Mar , 2013
Julie Mendez was a 17 year old teenager when she saw the "be all that you can be" Army recruiting messaging and decided to enlist. Her life would change forever when she was deployed to serve in the Iraq War. Her experiences changed her and she returned home to face feelings of isolation and depression. Always a creative person, Julie turned to art to help her process her experiences and begin to heal her PTSD.Bobby Hollingsworth: Army CID
IMDB 0 | Mar , 2013
Bobby served in the United States Army for 10 years in a Criminal Investigation Division (CID) unit. During that time, he was deployed once to Iraq in September 2006, where he developed PTSD.Scott Castle: Battle of Fallujah
IMDB 0 | Mar , 2013
Scott Castle served in the U.S. Marine Corps for four years. While assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division he served three combat tours in Iraq, including the First and Second Battles of Fallujah.Afghanistan Dream Book
IMDB 8 | Feb , 1988
Story of psychological pressure which former Soviet Afghan soldiers have to deal with in peaceful life. Through the story of Ruslan we are shown how public indifference often leads to drug usage.Terror at the Mall
IMDB 7.7 | Sep , 2014
A documentary detailing an indiscriminate terrorist attack that left 71 dead in Kenya.Trigger: The Ripple Effect of Gun Violence
IMDB 0 | May , 2013
Documentary that frames gun violence as a Disaster and Public Health issue by taking an in depth look at how one shooting impacts individuals, families and communities, while also giving voice to the questions and insights that arise from these conversations. In the documentary, all those scarred by gun violence eventually arrived at the same question: "Why...Why did this happen to us?" After looking at these in depth experiences of gun violence "Trigger turns its attention to the bigger question: "What can we do to prevent gun violence?"Diary Of A Disgraced Soldier
IMDB 10 | Nov , 2009
In Iraq 2003 Corporal Martin Webster filmed fellow soldiers beating Iraqi youths during rioting in Al Amara. Two years later, a British newspaper obtained his footage. The story that ran led to outrage across the world.Tricky Memory
IMDB 0 | Jan , 2016
The lastest neuroscience discoveries show surprising results: false memories, distortion, modification, déjà vus. Our memory is affected in many ways, and deceives us every day. The very fact of recalling souvenirs modifies them. The everyday consequences are manyfold. To what extent can we rely on our souvenirs? How much credit can we give them during trials? Even more shocking, scientists have proved to be able to manipulate our memory: creating artificial souvenirs, deleting, emphasizing or restoring them on demand.To Be of Service
IMDB 6 | Nov , 2019
A documentary film about veterans with PTSD who find that, after other treatments fall short, a service dog helps them return to an independent feeling life.The Return
IMDB 0 | Aug , 1987
About young Soviet men who fought in Afghanistan and are trying to find their place in a peaceful life. They share their experience with older WWII veterans, talk about their post-war traumas and what they think now about violence. At the moment there are almost 2 years left before Soviet troops withdrawal from Afghanistan.