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2016 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL - U.S. DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION NEWTOWN

Kim Snyder's Powerful Witness to A Small Town in the Aftermath of Unthinkable Violence Has World Premiere at Fest

There are no easy answers in Kim A. Snyder's searing new documentary NEWTOWN - no words of compassion or reassurance that can bring back the 20 children and six educators who lost their lives during the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Instead, Snyder gives us exclusive access into the lives and homes of those who lost loved ones, and others in the community who have been indelibly changed by the events. Each person, be it a parent, school nurse, or state police officer, tries in their own way to make sense of their loss, as well as confront our nation's inability to quell gun violence in even the most peaceful of communities. NEWTOWN bears witness to their profound grief and allows it to reverberate within our collective conscience - exploring what happens to a community after it becomes the epicenter of a national discussion, and what is still left to cope with after the cameras leave. 85m. 

FESTIVAL SCREENINGS

Sunday, Jan. 24, 3:00PM - Temple Theatre

Monday, Jan. 25, 3:00PM - Holiday Village Cinema 2 (P&I)

Monday, Jan. 25, 2:00PM - Redstone Cinema 1

Thursday, Jan. 28, 8:30PM - The MARC

Friday, Jan. 29, 3:15PM - Holiday Village Cinema 2

Saturday, Jan. 30, 12:30PM - Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center (SLC) 

Talent Attending: Dir. Kim A. Snyder; Producer Maria Cuomo Cole; 

Subjects Mark and Jackie Barden, Nicole Hockley, David Wheeler