Us Kids
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- Kim A. Snyder
- Maria Cuomo Cole
- Lori Cheatle
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| Directed by | Kim A. Snyder |
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| Cinematography | Derek Wiesehahn |
| Edited by | Leigh Johnson |
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| Distributed by | Greenwich Entertainment |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Us Kids is a 2020 American documentary film directed by Kim A. Snyder, following members of the March for Our Lives movement after the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on February 14, 2018.
The film had its world premiere at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 2020. It was scheduled for wider release on May 14, 2021, by Greenwich Entertainment.
The film follows the March for Our Lives movement over the course of 18 months, in the aftermath of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting that killed 17 people and injured 17 more.[1] X González, David Hogg, Cameron Kasky, Jaclyn Corin, Bria Smith, Samantha Fuentes and Alex King appear in the film.[2][3] Us Kids also captures how youth got involved with political activism, launching a global youth movement against gun violence.[1][4][5]
Release
The film had its world premiere at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 2020.[6][7] The film was briefly released online for free from October 30, 2020, to November 3, 2020.[8] In February 2021, Greenwich Entertainment acquired distribution rights to the film and initially set it for an April 9, 2021, release.[9] It was postponed until May 14, 2021, for release in theaters and video on demand (VOD).[3]
