Help tell the story of growing up through violence at home through a Documentary

Oct. 25, 2012 - PRLog -- Walking Thru Bullets Launches Indiegogo Campaign

As the sound of gunshots exploded on the playground, twelve year-old David Fuller grabbed his basketball and turned to flee.  Before he could escape, a bullet pierced his shoulder. As the blood soaked through his shirt and dribbled down his leg, young David knew he had but two choices: hide away in the relative safety of his home or tough it out in the means streets of New York City.  The choice he made is evident from the multiple scars covering his battered body.  For David, and for so many youth in his neighborhood, to survive ultimately required using violence against others to “back people up.”  As the years passed, David grew to hate the person he had become and tried to numb himself with drugs.  When that stopped working, feeling trapped, he thought that his only escape was to end his life.  He tried 3 times.  

In 2009, the Department of Justice and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention released the staggering statistics: 60% of children surveyed were exposed to violence within the past year; 40% were victims of two or more violent acts, and one in ten were victims of violence five or more times.  Exposure to violence, whether as victim or witness, is often associated with long-term physical, psychological and emotional harm and increases the risk of engaging in criminal behavior and becoming part of a cycle of violence.  

“Due to media portrayals, people tend to think of youth violence in one of two ways: it’s a ‘black and urban’ problem and therefore not relevant to my life, or it’s the ‘crazy white kid’ randomly shooting up high school or college campuses,” said Director Laura Cain.  “The reality is that violence against America’s children is widespread, ranging from parental abuse, to bullying at schools, to physical assaults on the streets. And how the victim responds over time largely depends upon what resources are available to help him move past those experiences.”

The documentary Walking Thru Bullets presents these issues with a focus on a solution: a youth violence intervention program in Philadelphia designed to help victims heal from their inner psychological wounds.  The promise that this healing program holds for communities across America may be found in U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder’s remarks about the Department of Justice’s Defending Childhood Initiative:  

“Through renewing and refocusing our efforts to serve our nation’s most vulnerable and most distressed children we can transform this country for the better – one child at a time.”

You can help us transform America by donating to our Indiegogo campaign.  All funds raised will go directly to pay for the costs of production, including purchasing cameras for the youth to document their own journeys.  

  http://www.indiegogo.com/walkingthrubullets  

Contact:

Laura Cain

Director/Producer

Laura@ithfilms.com

(443) 413-7906

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