HumanDocs explores emotional aftermath of Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting with screening of <em>Newtown</em>
Lacey Klotz |
Lipscomb University’s HumanDocs Film Series, in partnership with the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, presents “Newtown,” a film that explores the aftermath of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting, on Wednesday, Jan. 18 at 6:30 p.m. in Shamblin Theatre. The screening is free and open to the public, and Lipscomb students receive chapel credit.
Documenting the difficult emotional journey of the community of Newtown, Connecticut, filmmaker Kim Snyder’s “Newtown” focuses on families, school personnel, church leaders and first responders touched by the deadliest grade school shooting in American history.
The film also raises important questions about the nature of grief and the path to healing, issuing a fresh call to uncover the root causes of the violent acts that still defy solution in our nation.
A panel discussion features Kristin Baese, director of instructional practice in Lipscomb’s College of Education; Claire Frederick, ENGAGE program director for Lipscomb’s College of Bible & Ministry; and Hazel Arthur, chair of social work and a professor in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. Heather Hayden, an undergraduate student in Lipscomb's Department of English and Modern Languages, will moderate the discussion.
HumanDocs is a film series featuring social-justice documentaries at Lipscomb University. Now in its eighth year, the series emerged from the desire of the university's College of Liberal Arts & Sciences to develop students personally, encourage lifelong learning and inspire service in a changing world.
HumanDocs is partnering with the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, the College of Education and the Department of Sociology and Social Work to bring “Newtown” to campus. The series also has ongoing partnerships with the Honors College and the Nashville Film Festival.
HumanDocs will continue its series with filmmaker Ava DuVernay’s “13,” on Wednesday, Feb. 8, at 6:30 p.m. in Ward Hall. The film explores the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in light of mass incarceration, a phenomenon, the film contends, that has targeted and decimated African American communities.
For more information on this event, contact Ted Parks at ted.parks [at] lipscomb.edu or at 615.966.6616.