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202433 minPGdocumentary

6.2/ 10(11 ratings)• TMDB

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Death by Numbers

202433 minPGdocumentary

6.2/ 10(11 ratings)• TMDB

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Four years after the Parkland school shooting, survivor Samantha Fuentes confronts her assailant in a quest for empowerment and closure.

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Kim A. Snyder

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Four years after the Parkland school shooting, survivor Samantha Fuentes confronts her assailant in a quest for empowerment and closure.

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Samantha Fuentes sits in a courtroom, four years after the Parkland school shooting on February 14, 2018. She confronts her assailant as part of her healing process. The film includes footage from the trial and captures Fuentes’ emotional struggle with themes of justice and closure. "Death by Numbers" had its premiere at the Hamptons International Film Festival on October 5, 2024, and was nominated for Best Documentary Short Film at the 97th Academy Awards.

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Meet Sam Fuentes, a Parkland shooting survivor.
See trial footage from the Parkland shooting case.
Follow Sam's confrontation with her assailant.

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The film premiered on October 5, 2024, at the Hamptons International Film Festival.
It was screened at the Woodstock Film Festival on October 19, 2024.
Death by Numbers was nominated for an Academy Award on January 23, 2025.

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Who directed the documentary Death by Numbers?

Death by Numbers was co-produced and directed by Kim A. Snyder.

When did Death by Numbers have its world premiere?

Death by Numbers had its world premiere on October 5, 2024 at the Hamptons International Film Festival.

What award was Death by Numbers nominated for?

On January 23, 2025, Death by Numbers was nominated for the Best Documentary Short Film at the 97th Academy Awards.

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2024 • Official selection

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