AMERICAN TOTEM

By Sue HILDERBRAND

SEA STORM STUDIOS - as PROD

Documentary - Completed 2019

Only a conversation about guns can end gun violence.

    • Year of production
    • 2019
    • Genres
    • Documentary
    • Countries
    • USA
    • Languages
    • ENGLISH
    • Budget
    • 0 - 0.3 M$
    • Duration
    • 119 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Sue HILDERBRAND
    • Writer(s)
    • Sue HILDERBRAND
    • Producer(s)
    • Sue HILDERBRAND (The Real Issue Productions)
    • Synopsis
    • Examines American attitudes about guns, gun cultures, and the history of guns in America.

      For some Americans, guns are symbols of personal identity and community. For other Americans, they represent racial oppression and violence. American Totem explores Americans’ emotional connection to firearms, and the power of this object to both create and destroy community.

      Using a non-partisan approach, various communities have time to share their stories, including gun rights activist, gunshot victims, community organizers, historians, philosophers and sociologists.