KISS THE BABIES Has Won 2 Emmy Awards!
“Best Topical Documentary” and “Long Form Editing”
“Kiss The Babies” is my latest documentary release: Completed December 1st, 2022 this film takes a look at one of America’s most disturbing Issues. Gun violence is now the number one killer of children under the age of eighteen. This raw, emotional, documentary takes an uncomfortable look at how we got to this unacceptable place.
“Kiss The Babies” is not a film about gun control, rather, it’s a truly non-partisan look at how gun violence has trickled through the layers of political posturing and public opinion and landed squarely in the laps of our children. Not just our children, but our babies! Gun violence is now a part of our children’s everyday culture, and it’s them who are forced to deal with the issue every time they leave their home.
While society is looking to lawmakers for a solution, we must first understand what is causing the illness before we can deliver a cure. Through the eyes of gunshot victims and families left behind, “Kiss the Babies” reveals that gun violence is the direct symptom of something much deeper.
As the country continues to wrangle with gun violence, Detroit remains the epicenter as it has now for decades. At the heart of the struggle are thousands of families and victims, many of whom are children. But no one asks what happens after the trigger is pulled, the funeral is over, the cameras are off and everyone has moved on to the next tragedy. Kiss the Babies is the painstaking but long-overdue effort of showing what happened… and what hasn’t happened in response to the violence that continues to hold our communities, hostage. For those who choose to see it, there is also a glaring and stark answer to what needs to happen so that we stop playing Russian Roulette with the lives of those we claim to love. Kiss the Babies should be required for everyone who has shaken their head, cried a tear, or said, “someone needs to do something.” Watch it closely. Feel it deeply. Nothing will resonate and touch your soul more.
DETROIT NEWS COLUMNIST Karen Dumas
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Notes:
As a former Director of Photography, Editor and Producer for National Geographic, Discovery and History Channel, I have seen many things that have shocked or disturbed me. Nothing, however, has compared to the heart crushing stories and situations that were uncovered in the making of “Kiss the Babies”.
Child gun violence is a uniquely American issue and can be found in every city across the United States. This documentary was filmed in Detroit, not because Detroit was the worst of the worst for child gun violence (which it is not), but because the filmmakers and participants are from Detroit. We could have chosen any large city or suburb in the country and had the same result. Look in the mirror America, child gun violence is already taking place in a city near you.
If you are not moved by this documentary, you may not be human. After all, it’s a film about the most precious thing in our lives. Our children. Whether they are in the perceived “safety” of your own home, at school, or even at a Christmas tree lighting, kids under the age of 18 are one trigger pull away from their lives being instantly changed. Don’t think you are on an island with this issue. Statistics show It’s only a matter of time before you, personally, are touched by it.
