Thursday October 27th, 2022 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Conversation with documentary filmmaker Heidi Yewman ("Behind the Bullet")
Heidi Yewman, Director and Producer of the documentary "Behind the Bullet" which will be screened on the IU Bloomington campus on October 26, 2022. Heidi’s passion for gun violence prevention began in 1999 when her former basketball coach and teacher, Dave Sanders was killed in the Columbine High School massacre along with 12 students. Heidi is a graduate of Columbine. In 2009 she wrote the book, Beyond the Bullet: Personal Stories of Gun Violence Aftermath, profiling 19 people forever altered by the impact of gun violence. She is a tireless advocate for gun safety, sitting on the boards of The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, Women Donors Network, Stop our Shootings, and Trauma Intervention Program of Portland, OR. Heidi’s vast experience working with trauma victims, advocating for gun violence solutions, and community organizing has inspired her to find unique ways to look at gun violence which creates a more meaningful dialog. Heidi has been published in USA Today, Ms. Magazine, The Seattle Times, The Oregonian and the Columbian. Heidi’s four-part series, My Month With a Gun was published in The Denver Post, Ms. Magazine and The Daily Beast.
Heidi Yewman, director and producer of the documentary "Behind the Bullet, will be visiting the IU Bloomington campus on the occasion of the screening of her documentary. Join us for a conversation over lunch about her professional education and the making of this film.
Molly Barwick, based in Bloomington, will be joining the conversation. Ms. Barwick began advocacy work for gun violence prevention in 2018. She is the lead for the Bloomington chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America.
About The Film:
Every year, almost 40,000 people are killed by guns in America. Each shooting devastates and forever changes the victim’s family and friends. The new feature documentary, Behind the Bullet, explores a side of gun violence that’s rarely talked about- the impact a shooting has on the shooter. The film answers the question, what does shooting and killing someone do to a person whose intentions are good. Each subject in the film tells the story of how the pull of a trigger, changed them emotionally, physically, psychologically, and spiritually. The complexity of each scenario plays out as they describe the conflicting emotions and moral injury that comes after a self-defense shooting, an accidental shooting or an unintentional shooting.
"Behind the Bullet" will be screened, with discussion following, on the IUB campus, October 27 @ 7 pm. TV Radio Building Room 251.
Panelists for the discussion include:
* Heidi Yewman, director and producer
* Will Little, film subject
* Dr. Jon Macy, IU School of Public Health
* Paul Helmke, O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs
Event Details
| Location | HHC - Great Room [map] |
|---|---|
| Time | |
| Food | Lunch |
| Cost | Free |
Reservations
Reservations closed on Thursday October 27th, 2022 at 11:00am.
Please review our event reservation policy. For more information about this event, contact Zilia Balkansky-Selles.