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Did You Wonder Who Fired the Gun?

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When director Travis Wilkerson tries to investigate the 1946 murder of an African-American man by his white supremacist grandfather, he meets great resistance, and people threaten to take his life.

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Did You Wonder Who Fired the Gun? loses some broader context in its focus on the filmmaker's story, but it's a powerful example of one person interrogating their own privilege.

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Danielle White Austin Chronicle 04/19/2018
4/5
[Travis] Wilkerson has a really keen eye. Not many people wanted to talk, so oftentimes the camera is artfully focused on an imposing tree or a dilapidated building. Go to Full Review David Ehrlich IndieWire 03/02/2018
B-
"Did You Wonder Who Fired the Gun?" is at its sharpest and most necessary when Wilkerson interrogates his personal connection to the past. Go to Full Review Karen Han The Daily Beast 03/01/2018
It's the kind of honesty and ownership that's rarely seen in film, let alone in real life. Go to Full Review Vadim Rizov Filmmaker Magazine 01/11/2023
Wilkerson’s anguish as someone desperately aware of his family history and inability to truly rectify same makes a greater impression than any potential momentary catharsis. Go to Full Review Steven Prokopy Third Coast Review 06/11/2020
It's not the most uplifting experience you'll have in the theater this year, but it will be one of the most essential and unforgettable. Go to Full Review Marshall Shaffer Crooked Marquee 11/16/2019
[A] deeply discomfiting examination of white identity and privilege with the power to rattle viewers to their core. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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08/22/2020 A truly haunting documentary about the terrible legacy of racism & the dark secrets of a family. An absolute must-see for any American. See more 11/09/2019 An entirely self-interested film. An amateurish attempt to elicit sympathy that falls flat. See more Read all reviews
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Travis Wilkerson

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Travis Wilkerson

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Travis Wilkerson

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Synopsis When director Travis Wilkerson tries to investigate the 1946 murder of an African-American man by his white supremacist grandfather, he meets great resistance, and people threaten to take his life.
Director
Travis Wilkerson
Screenwriter
Travis Wilkerson
Distributor
Grasshopper Film
Production Co
Canada Council for the Arts [ca], Creative Capital
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 28, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 4, 2019
Runtime
1h 30m
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