Us Kids
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About the film
Determined to turn unfathomable tragedy into action, the teenage survivors of Parkland, Florida catalyze a powerful, unprecedented youth movement that spreads with lightning speed across the country, as a generation of mobilized youth take back democracy in this powerful coming-of-age story.
Genre
Documentary
Runtime
1h 38m
Released
2020
Director
Kim A. Snyder
Producer
Kim A. Snyder, Maria Cuomo Cole, Lori Cheatle
Cast
X González, David Hogg, Cameron Kasky, Samantha Fuentes
Awards & recognition
Bergen International Film Festival 2020
Nominee Checkpoints Award
Sundance Film Festival 2020
Nominee Grand Jury Prize
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival 2020
Winner Kathleen Bryan Edwards Award for Human Rights
Montclair Film Festival (MFF) 2020
Winner Bruce Sinofsky Prize for Documentary Feature
What people are saying
‘For its merits as a dynamic nonfiction piece incisively dealing with a pivotal issue from heartbreakingly human angle, "Us Kids" is indispensable viewing for anyone who genuinely cares about the future of this country beyond "thoughts and prayers."‘
Carlos Aguilar
Los Angeles Times
‘It asks very difficult questions about what it means to grow up in a country where gun violence is so common.‘
Claudia Puig
Film Week