The parents and teachers were filmed between April 6 and April 10. The three students were filmed between March 10 and March 12. All in Parkland.
In intimate testimonies, the moms and dads of students killed during the Parkland high school shooting, along with students and teachers who were there, revisit that February day, its pain, and what they lost.
The tragedy left searing memories in the minds of parents, who waited anxiously to hear if their child survived; teachers, who heroically tried to protect students; and teenagers who lost some of their best friends.
Since then, there have been more mass shootings around the nation. Last month, eleven people died in a Pittsburgh synagogue. This month, twelve people died in a California bar.
More people, like Parkland’s Lori Alhadeff, the mother of 14-year-old Alyssa Alhadeff, have buried their loved ones.
The heart-wrenching crime in Parkland gripped the nation, and its aftermath saw the creation of a movement to change gun laws that started by some of the young survivors. They have since registered people across America to vote.
The parents and teachers were filmed between April 6 and April 10. The three students were filmed between March 10 and March 12. All in Parkland.
Jeff Vespa is a Photographer, Filmmaker and Co-Founder of Wireimage
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Remy Smidt is a reporter with BuzzFeed News and is based in New York.
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