Synopsis
Informed by written, audio, and video reports of shootings; the
pathology of the perpetrators; justifications of gun enthusiasts; and
interviews with individuals with insight into gun violence, "The
Struggle To Forgive: Confronting Gun Violence in America" gives voice to
those most affected by gun violence—gun victims and their families, and
seeks to affirm life through understanding and hope.
As
gun-related violence in America continues, its relentlessness can
become numbing, even abstract. However, when the life of someone you
know is extinguished through gun violence, it suddenly becomes personal.
For many musicians, addressing such a loss through the deeply healing
process of creating and performing music can be cathartic, for music
communicates emotions, thoughts and feelings inexpressible by words.