NEWTOWN
ABOUT
Joining the ranks of a growing club to which no one wants to belong, a cast of characters within Newtown, Connecticut interconnect, weaving an intimate story of resilience. Trace the aftermath of the worst mass shooting of schoolchildren in American history, the traumatized community and their new sense of purpose.
Kim A. Snyder's award-winning documentary, Us Kids, premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Kim directed the Peabody award-winning documentary Newtown, which premiered at Sundance 2016. Newtown screened at premiere festivals worldwide and was theatrically released followed by a national broadcast on PBS’s Independent Lens and Netflix. The Netflix Original Lessons from a School Shooting: Notes from Dunblane was awarded best documentary short at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival. Kim’s prior works include the feature documentary, Welcome to Shelbyville, nationally broadcast on PBS’s Independent Lens in 2011, and over a dozen short documentaries. Kim’s award-winning directorial debut feature documentary, I Remember Me was theatrically distributed by Zeitgeist Films. Kim associate produced the 1994 Academy Award-winning short film Trevor. Kim graduated with a master's in International Affairs from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and resides in New York City.
CREDITS
Maria Cuomo Cole