American Yearbook

Obituaries

A chronicle of lives lost in a school shooting. In the wake of another tragedy, we get a glimpse of each victim and see who they were, who they loved,

2014

Four Minutes, Thirty Seconds Before...

Three friends, two who have recently broken up, go take photos for their class, unaware of something sinister that is about to happen at their high sc

2024

Elephant

Several ordinary high school students go through their daily routine as two others prepare for something more malevolent.

2003

Red Dawn

It is the dawn of World War III. In mid-western America, a group of teenagers band together to defend their town—and their country—from invading Sovie

1984

The Desperate Hour

A woman desperately races to save her child after police place her hometown on lockdown due to an active shooter incident.

2021

Mass

Two couples meet for a painful and raw conversation in the aftermath of a violent tragedy.

2021

State's Evidence

Six high school teenagers decide to commit suicide together, but their plans soon go awry when one of them has something darker in mind as well.

2004

Zero Day

Two troubled adolescents chronicle the events that ultimately lead up to a terrifying assault on their school.

2003

if....

In an English boys' boarding school, social hierarchy reigns supreme and power remains in the hands of distanced and ineffectual teachers and callousl

1968

That's Democracy

There's this fantastic improv show on WNYC called "The Truth". Headed up by a chap named Jonathan Mitchell, these guys generate a story, usually dark

2016

Viper

After Laura's husband James is murdered, she decides to find out who did it and why. She finds herself in a fight against an anti-terrorist organizati

1988

Polytechnique

A dramatization of the Montreal Massacre of 1989 where several female engineering students were murdered by an unstable misogynist.

2009

Helpless

Led by Dylan Arnold (Oppenheimer, Halloween, Halloween Kills, Netflix's You), premiering at Cannes Court Métrage and landing its creators on Variety M

2013

Higher Learning

African-American student Malik is on a track scholarship; academics are not his strong suit, and he goes in thinking that his athletic abilities will

1995

American Gun

Seemingly disparate portraits of people -- among them a single mother, a high school principal, and an ace student -- Distinctly American -- all affec

2005

Bang Bang You're Dead

A troubled and bullied high school student fights against judgement from his community after threatening to bomb the football team.

2003

April Showers

A look inside a tragedy through the eyes of a survivor. Based on actual events, April Showers is about picking up the pieces in the direct aftermath o

2009

The Life Before Her Eyes

As the 15th anniversary of a fatal high school shooting approaches, former pupil Diana McFee is haunted by memories of the tragedy. After losing her b

2007

Taps

Military cadets take extreme measures to ensure the future of their academy when its existence is threatened by local condo developers.

1981

To Save a Life

Jake Taylor has everything. He has a beautiful girl, he's the champion in basketball and beer pong, and everyone loves him. Then, an old childhood fri

2009