ABOUT SEE THE FILM HOST A SCREENING Get Involved Press Contact STAY CONNECTED: IN THEATERS NOW. GET TICKETS >> NOV. 2ND - NATIONWIDE TOWN HALL >> WATCH THE TRAILER NEWTOWN NEWTOWN SCORE NOW AVAILABLE ON iTUNES - CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE HOST A SCREENING JOIN OUR CAMPAIGN It's hard to believe you can go from being somebody’s baby, to being that, and how that journey can happen without anyone recognizing it. Library clerk God forbid it happens to anyone in your family. Because you’ll become the member of a club that no one wants to join; and until you’re in that club, you have no idea how long and bumpy the road is. Husband of slain teacher The fact that I kept her on the phone and kept her from going out the door...I don’t even want to think what would have happened if she walked out that door. 911 operator He wakes up shouting and crying, the whole night not sleeping. For 7 to 8 months, he was mentally sick. Mother of surviving 1st grader I don't think that any of us that were in there, feel that anybody needs to know graphically what occured in there. Emotionally, I think the world needs to know to understand it. First responder on scene He doesn't know what to make of it all. I think he just knew that he lost his best friend, and in some way he didn't belong anymore. Mother of surviving 1st grader The teachers, the staff, they put their trauma second and put the kids first. To me that is heroism. School custodian I could see him through the crack of my desk. I could see him from the knees down. Then we went into my supply closet for about 3 and a half hours. We were so afraid to come out. School nurse There were these kids on my lawn. They just kept exclaiming, “We can't go back. We can't go back to that school, because we don't have a teacher.” School neighbor And I said to myself that day, “I am not taking this one lying down.” ER doctor I had my pistol permit in Massachusetts. But, my God, does anyone know what it looks like to see a child filled with bullets. EMT worker on the scene I knew that in honor of all the teachers that died, I needed to do something. That was the first time that I realized this was bigger than my family, bigger than my town, bigger than my former elementary school. This was massive. Daughter of surviving teacher You can't move past it. You can't sweep it under the rug. We have to honor the horror by paying a tribute to what happened, what people went through and what it was like for everyone. Surviving teacher ABOUT THE FILM Filmed over the course of nearly three years, the filmmakers use unique access and never before heard testimonies to tell a story of the aftermath of the deadliest mass shooting of schoolchildren in American history on December 14, 2012. Newtown documents a traumatized community fractured by grief and driven toward a sense of purpose. Joining the ranks of a growing club to which no one wants to belong, a cast of characters interconnect to weave an intimate story of community resilience. MEET THE FILMMAKERS UPCOMING SCREENINGS HOST A SCREENING VIEW THE IMPACT “Its sentiments are clear, underscored with heartache eloquently expressed.” “Newtown refutes hopelessness, making its case less with words than with faces it’s impossible to forget.” “You won’t truly understand gun violence until you see the Newtown documentary.” UPCOMING SCREENINGS Filter Events 15jul7:00 pm- 9:00 pmGuild Cinema: Albuquerque, NMHosted by Elbow Room Magazine3405 Central Ave NE, Albuquerque, NM 87106 2nov10:00 am- 12:00 pmPediatric Trauma Society Annual Meeting: Charleston, SCFilmmaker in attendance VIEW ALL SCREENINGS HOST A SCREENING “Why is this story important to tell? It is transforming in ways you can never anticipate, and there is an immediate human desire to protect the rest of the world from having to go through this.” – David Wheeler, father of Ben Wheeler HOST A SCREENING Want to bring Newtown to your community, organization or classroom? To learn more about how to schedule a screening and related fees, please fill out the form below or email screenings@newtownfilm.com. We’ll be in touch with you shortly with next steps. “You can only imagine how difficult that is to try to interpret what your 7-year-old experienced as he was being murdered by a gunman in his first grade classroom.” – Mark Barden, father of Daniel Barden GET INVOLVED JOIN OUR NATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO END GUN VIOLENCE We have a choice about the kind of America we want – dangerously divided or united. For the safety, sanity and spirit of our country, it is critical we create change – now. JOIN US “While I fear the empty space in my heart may never be filled, I take comfort in the knowledge that his death will have meaning. There will be a positive change from this and we will be part of it. Newtown, will be part of it.” – Nicole Hockley, mother of Dylan Hockley IN THE NEWS “Newtown is an act of memorialization, a demand that this most distractible of countries look close and continue to care.” “Through Snyder’s lens, you see a town realizing it has a chance to be the one that finally says “enough is enough.” “Elegantly and devastatingly captures the tenor of a town that will carry these scars for a generation. Snyder’s film deserves to be seen.” “Newtown emerges as a blistering, if tacit, indictment of the nation’s broken promise to never forget.” “Snyder uses her camera as a friendly ear and as an eye to bear witness. It’s a shocking and compelling piece of work.” “It is a visceral, powerful experience. You will cry. It is worth it.” “Powerful and illuminating.” “Aims to “tell a story of collective grief” and how communities piece themselves back together after.” “Legislative questions are not addressed, and even the killer’s name is not mentioned. Instead, viewers are given wrenching access to a place that more than three years later continues to grapple with an attack that claimed the lives of 26 victims, many of them small children.” VIEW ALL PRESS CONTACT GENERAL INQUIRIES: Please send an email to info@newtownfilm.com, or send your message in the form below. COMMUNITY SCREENINGS: To host a community or campus screening, contact screenings@newtownfilm.com PRESS: All media requests, please email press@newtownfilm.com, or send your message in the form below. © Copyright 2015 Mile 22 LLC. clear close We are all Newtown... Upload An Image