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Film
Raising a School Shooter
Frida Barkfors, Lasse Barkfors, Denmark, 2021
74 min.DK/Documentary
As the disaster of yet another school shooting hits, some parents are faced with a brutal fact: Their child was the one pulling the trigger. Jeff’s son Andy shot and killed two classmates and wounded thirteen other students when he was 15. Andy is serving 25 to life. Clarence’s son Nicholas killed his teacher and wounded another teacher in 1988 and is serving life. Sue’s son Dylan was one of the two teenagers behind the Columbine Massacre in 1999. Dylan committed suicide. Through deeply personal stories the film explores guilt, denial, failure and responsibility, harassment, sorrow, friendship and love.
| Original title | Raising a School Shooter |
|---|---|
| Danish title | Mit barn blev skoleskyder |
| Keywords | School shootings, Parents, Massacres, Young people, Parent-child relation |
| Director | Frida Barkfors, Lasse Barkfors |
| Producer | Anne Köhncke |
| Editor | Lasse Barkfors, Signe Rebekka Kaufmann |
| Sound | Clement Badin |
| Composer | Julian Winding |
| Production country | Denmark, Sweden, France, Belgium |
| International sales | DR International Sales |
| Online release | 20.10.2021, Filmcentralen |
| Comment | The third film in Frida and Lasse Barkfors' trilogy on social stigma, examining guilt and shame. Sundance award-winning 'Pervert Park' (2014) was the first, followed by 'Death of a Child' (2017). |
| DFI subsidy | Konsulentstøtte |
| Danish rating | Allowed for children over the age of 11 |
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Festival screenings
| Festival | Festival date |
|---|---|
| Warszawa, Against Gravity | 2022-05-13 |
| Tehran, Cinéma Vérité, Documentary Film Festival | 2021-12-09 |
| Amsterdam, IDFA | 2021-11-17 |
| Bergen International Film festival | 2021-10-20 |
| Malmö Nordisk Panorama | 2021-09-16 |
| Bologna, Biografilm | 2021-06-04 |
| CPH:DOX | 2021-04-21 |
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