Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 2021. Victoria Davison, Nathan King, Claud Motley, Regina Ragland.
Summary:
Claude Motley thought he'd beaten the odds: a business owner who moved his family from the violence of Milwaukee to the suburbs of Charlotte. Yet there he is on a trip home for a high school reunion: Black male victim, 43, shot in the face during a carjacking. Two nights later, Claude's assailant tries to rob nurse Victoria Davison, but she has a gun and shoots him during the struggle. A rush of guilt overcomes her as she overhears the paramedics; the boy she shot, Nathan King, is only fifteen years old. Nathan's parents are devastated. They've done all the right things, including sending their son to a highly ranked suburban school. Now he's charged with multiple crimes, and, worse yet, he's paralyzed waist down. In a single weekend, three African American families confront a harsh reality: there's no escape from gun violence. This film follows how each of their lives have changed and the implications their stories have for our society's struggle to overcome gun violence.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.