Song of Parkland

Song of Parkland
Directed byAmy Schatz

Song of Parkland is a short HBO Documentary film featuring the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School drama students and their teacher, Melody Herzfeld.[1] Filmed in the months following the shooting at their school, the half-hour documentary follows the students as they return to school and decide to continue with the musical they were working on at the time of the attack.[2][3]

Directed and produced by Amy Schatz, the film includes performances, interviews, songs written by the students about their experience, and scenes from walk-outs and rallies across the country as other young people, inspired by the Parkland activists, take to the streets to call for an end to gun violence.[4]

The short film was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program.[5] In January 2020, Schatz won the Directors Guild of America Award for Children's Programs for "Song of Parkland".[6]

  1. ^ "Song of Parkland | Documentaries". HBO. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  2. ^ Blistein, Jon (2019-01-22). "'Song of Parkland': Watch Marjory Stoneman Students Find Joy Onstage in Moving Trailer". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  3. ^ Greene, Steve (2019-01-22). "'Song of Parkland' Trailer: Marjory Stoneman Douglas Drama Students Try to Heal Their Community". IndieWire. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  4. ^ Diaz, Johnny. "HBO's 'Song of Parkland' follows MSD students and their Tony-winning drama teacher". Sun-Sentinel.com. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  5. ^ Zahed, Ramin (July 16, 2019). "Primetime Animation Emmy Nominations Are Announced".
  6. ^ "'1917' Director Takes Home Top Prize At DGA Awards". www.patch.com. Patch. January 26, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2020.