Newtown

A film by Kim A. Snyder

What remains after all is lost?

Two years after the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School — the small New England town is learning how to cope in the wake of a tragic mass killing of 20 children and 6 staff at the hands of a disturbed young gunman.

Newtown is an intimate portrait of a town in grief and recovery. We come to know families, immersed in a surreal fog of despair, perseverance and unthinkable strength, managing to carry on each day. Together, their intimate stories, along with those of teachers, neighbors, first responders, and clergy, reveal reverberating rings of grief, compassion, survivor guilt, and the profound desire to create meaningful change out of a tragedy that that will mark their town for generations to come.

Through the lens of this horrific historic event we begin to understand, experientially, the far-reaching fallout of community trauma, and in turn, the capacity for collective compassion and resilience.

Director

Kim A. Snyder

Producer

Maria Cuomo Cole

Runtime

85 minutes

Rights Represented

Educational Rights, International Rights

Captions Available

English

Language

English

Press

“Elegantly and devastatingly captures the tenor of a town that will carry these scars for a generation.”

- Variety

“Proves with its understated controlled filmmaking, that Snyder could be one of our best documentarians.”

- IndieWire

“Snyder crafts a composite portrait that’s intimate but also humbled and respectful.”

- The Hollywood Reporter

“It’s a shocking and compelling piece of work.”

- The Guardian
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Festival & Awards

Official Selection – SUNDANCE Film Festival

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Newtown

What remains after all is lost?

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