Shot and Forgotten

Shot and Forgotten is a feature length documentary (and social media information campaign) that tells their stories. The actual content of the film will grow out of ongoing collaborations and discussion with filmmaker Glenn Holsten and members of the group themselves.

Every month since July 2019, a group of about 15 men and women gather at the Carousel House recreation center in Philadelphia. They come from different parts of the city. They are of different ages and have different talents and skills. They have different living situations. They do have a few things in common, however.

They are all in wheelchairs. And they are all members of the Gun Violence Survivors' Support Group, a fellowship of victims of Philadelphia's gun violence. Some have been paralyzed for years; others, just months. They gather to collectively heal, support and uplift each other. Headlines may convey death tolls from gun violence. But what they don't chronicle are the formidable challenges of being a survivor.