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12 seconds of gunfire: The true story of a school shooting
Posted
April 29, 2019
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April 29, 2019
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Apr 29, 20198:21Now Playing12 seconds of gunfire: The true story of a school shooting” is a powerful virtual reality experience produced by The Washington Post, based on an unforgettable front-page article by 2018 Pulitzer Prize finalist John Woodrow Cox. The story is illustrated in an immersive 360-degree film by award-winning animator Wesley Allsbrook (“Dear Angelica”) from an original script and audio from The Post’s team.
The short film recounts what happened to Jacob Hall and Ava Olsen, who were firstgraders at Townville Elementary School in South Carolina when a 14yearold boy opened fire on their school playground at recess. Jacob was killed and the movie follows Ava as she struggles to deal with the aftermath of the shooting from her friend’s funeral to the anguished letter she sends to President Donald Trump asking him to keep kids safe from guns. Subscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube
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