Gun Nation (2016)

Directed by

Zed Nelson

Genre

documentary film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

30 min

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary examines gun ownership and gun violence in the United States. It was made by a British filmmaker who revisited the subject 18 years after his earlier photography book.

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What happens

Gun Nation is a 2016 documentary film directed and produced by British photographer and filmmaker Zed Nelson. The film explores issues surrounding gun ownership, gun violence, and gun culture in the United States and marks 18 years since the director's award-winning photography book of the same name. It was commissioned by The Guardian and by the Bertha Foundation, executive produced by Charlie Phillips and released online on 16 September 2016. The film was the first production to be screened in the documentary section of The Guardian. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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