SHOT
A film by Jeremy Kagan
Starring Noah Wyle, Sharon
Leal, and Jorge Lendeborg Jr.
Opening in
theaters
September 22, 2017
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A gripping drama about three lives
irrevocably changed when a gun is accidentally fired on a busy Los Angeles
street, SHOT is a visceral roller coaster ride unflinchingly exploring
the consequences of gun violence in America.
SHOT begins as sound mixer Mark Newman (Wyle),
is pumping up the volume on a bloody shootout scene in an action film. Hours
later, after an argument with his wife Phoebe (Leal), Mark is suddenly felled
by a real random bullet, and lies bleeding on the pavement with a chest
wound. With Phoebe desperately trying to stop the bleeding, they both
agonizingly wait for an ambulance to arrive as Mark fights for his life.
Meanwhile, hidden behind a fence across the street, a teenager, Miguel
(Lendeborg), watches in horror with the still smoking gun in his hand. A gun
that was just handed to him by his cousin and meant to protect him against
gang bullies.
From the moment the shot rings out,
Kagan's camera in real time daringly follows Mark from the street, to
stretcher, to gurney, to examining table, as we watch the paramedics and
medical teams in full life-saving mode. Through the imaginative use of
split-screen, Kagan juxtaposes Mark's medical crisis with Miguel's moral one,
as we simultaneously see the frightened young man wrestle with the fact that
an innocent man was injured - or worse - as a direct result of his
actions.
SHOT is directed by
Jeremy Kagan and written by Anneke Campbell and Will Lamborn, based on a
story by Kagan. The film stars Noah Wyle, Sharon Leal, and Jorge Lendeborg
Jr. Producers are Jeremy Kagan, Dave O’Brien, and Josh Siegel. Cinematography
by Jacek Laskus, editing by Norman Hollyn, and original music by Bruce
Broughton.
RT: 89 minutes
Website: http://shotmovie.org
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