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‘Narcos’/‘RoboCop’ filmmaker and Change the Ref debut ‘American Cancer Story’ ahead of Columbine’s 25th anniversary

Stuart Mitchell

‘American Cancer Story’ is the poignant, new coming-of-age short film José Padilha wishes he didn’t have to make.  Inspired by horrifying data from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), attributing firearms as the leading cause of child and teen fatalities, the film links gun violence and pediatric cancer in an emotional storyline about a young girl who beats cancer only to face a school shooting.Change the Ref (CTF) released the film on AmericanCancerStory.com ahead of the 25th anniversary of the Columbine school shooting. The website asks viewers to share the film and demand urgent…

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Shamecards, Souvenir-Style Postcards, Depict What Some American Cities Are Known For: Mass Shootings

Stuart Mitchell

Columbine. Newtown. Charleston. Parkland. These are just a few of the American cities and towns remembered as locations of the deadliest mass shootings in history. Change the Ref (CTR) – a nonprofit dedicated to reforming gun laws – is drawing attention to these places with Shamecards, graphic postcards depicting the searing scenes of mass shootings that occur nationwide and all they leave in their wake: murdered school children, workers, concert-goers, religious worshippers and families and friends. Shamecards are more than just pieces of graphic art. Starting February 4, anyone can visit this website and send…

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