HUMAN RIGHTS AWARD - Mystic Film Festival | OFFICIAL SELECTION - Docs Without Borders Film Festival
Gun Violence in America • Frontline Trauma Surgeons • Preventing Gun Violence • Community HealthDate of Completion: 2022 | Run Time: 52 minutes | Language: English | Captions: Yes | Includes: Transcript | Director and Producer: Jody Schiliro | Executive Producer: Jennipher Goodman | Line Producer: Eric Mofford | Editor: Penny Trams
Every day in the United States, an average of 318 people are shot—about 116,000 victims each year. Most aren’t involved in mass shootings; instead they’re caught in the web of routine, almost invisible, gun violence. More than 35,000 of these victims will die from their wounds. Dr. Amy Goldberg leads the team that treats more than 500 gunshot victims each year. In 2019, someone was shot every 6 1⁄2 hours in Phildelphia, where she works. We follow Dr. Goldberg on a busy Friday evening in the trauma center. In the space of 12 hours, she’ll treat three gunshot victims and perform emergency life-saving surgery on one of them. And since 80% of gunshot victims survive in Philadelphia, GUN SHOT WOUND gives an authentic look at the daunting process of rehab and often permanent disability. Meanwhile, Dr Joseph Sakran shares his day-to-day experience treating gunshot victims and introduces viewers Brandon Fisher. Brandon arrived at the trauma bay nearly dead with 13 bullet wounds and injuries in almost every cavity in his body. It took a multi-disciplinary team of surgeons and more than 15 surgeries for Brandon to recover. GUN SHOT WOUND shows what really happens when someone gets shot and highlights how physicians and hospitals are not just treating patients, but going above and beyond to prevent gun violence.
AWARDS
Human Rights Award | Mystic Film Festival
Official Selection | Docs Without Borders Film Festival
SCREENINGS
Hamptons Doc Fest