Documentary: “Numb to Normalcy: Gun Violence in Philadelphia”

September 6, 2022

This documentary about gun violence features intimate conversations among Ahmad Mitchell, Taylor Dixon-Moore and Yolanda Brutley-Dugger, students at Community College of Philadelphia. It was directed by Proof of Consciousness (P.O.C.) with assistant directors Aapril Rice (Breezy Digital) and Alisha Laws (Exhibit A Art Design.) Read More

Documentary: “The Path Forward”

September 6, 2022

A new short documentary called “The Path Forward” shares a conversation among four mothers who lost sons to gun violence in Philadelphia, sharing intimate experiences from first getting the news to learning how to survive. Read More

Documentary: “Never Ending Emotions”

September 6, 2022

This documentary features a series of interviews addressing the emotional rollercoaster of life-changing events following the murder of a family member and discussing possible solutions to gun violence in Philadelphia. Read More

Audio Documentary – “Stronger Everyday: Healing After Gun Violence”

September 5, 2022

Tashawn Strother, a community journalist from our Credible Messenger Reporting Project, hosts an audio documentary sharing her family’s journey after her son Walter Willis was shot and critically wounded on New Year’s Eve in 2019. Voices include our Director of Research Dr. Jessica Beard, who is also the trauma surgeon who cared for Walter – and Walter himself. Read More

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