'Our Philadelphia,' a new documentary short about the untold aftermath of gun violence

This summer, in collaboration with a group of teenagers, Nora Gross '08 produced a documentary short, 'Our Philadelphia.' The film offers a rare peek into the aftermath of neighborhood gun violence and particularly how it impacts the young friends of victims. The young people who directed the film and are featured in it, all Black male teenagers, share openly about the memories of their friends, the way they cope with their grief, and their hopes and fears for the future.

The film's virtual premiere on YouTube on July 11, 2020 was followed by a Q&A over Zoom with two of the film's youth directors. More information as well as links to the 15 minute film and recorded Q&A can be found at: http://www.camrapenn.org/ourphiladelphia

The themes of the film are connected to Gross' doctoral dissertation which she just completed at the University of Pennsylvania (Sociology and Education). She is now starting as a Visiting Assistant Professor at Boston College, and working on a second short film emerging from this project about the experiences of the mothers of gun violence victims.