On June 12th, the day of the Orlando massacre, Newtown had its Connecticut premiere at the Greenwich Film Festival. Representative Himes attends the screening with high emotions of all audience goers following the Orlando shooting news.

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On June 15th, Newtown screens at the White House. At the same time of the screening, Himes' colleagues staged a historic filibuster on the floor of the Senate. Connecticut Senator Chris's Murphy's 15 hour filibuster was unprecedented. "I am convinced, that the momentum with films like Newtown, we can get reform done because we don't have a choice." - Nita

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On June 22nd, during our meetings on the hill in the AFI Impact Lab, Rep. John Lewis initiated an historic sit-in lasting into the hours of the night.

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“You won’t truly understand gun violence until you see the Newtown documentary. It is a visceral, powerful experience. You will cry. It is worth it.” - Esquire Click here to read the article

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"David Wheeler, who lost his son Benjamin in the shooting, praised Snyder for the way she respected the needs and wishes of her subjects during filming. “Her approach of sincere empathy and understanding and her willingness to comply with whatever request I made was really, really successful in building a foundation of trust,” Wheeler said. “It allowed us to talk in a way that I knew was going to help me.” - IndieWire Click here to

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This Doco Will Make You Feel Very Thankful For Australian Gun Laws "Newtown certainly isn’t a sensationalist documentary. This isn’t shameless grief-porn ‘crimes that shocked a nation’-style filmmaking. It’s touching and affecting — a telling reminder for Americans of what’s at stake and a reminder to Australians of how lucky we are." - Junkee Click here to read the article

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The following day of attending a Newtown screening, Rep. Himes walked out of the moment of silence as a protest to Congress's inaction on the issue of gun violence. Click here to read the Op Ed

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