by Indiewire Staff
January 21, 2013 8:14 PM
Meet the 2013 Sundance Filmmakers #46: Marta Cunningham Explores a Complicated Killing in 'Valentine Road'
http://www.indiewire.com/article/meet-the-2013-sundance-filmmakers-marta-cunningham-explores-a-complicated-killing-in-valentine-roadAutodidact filmmaker Marta Cunningham has made a stunning multi-faceted film about a very high-profile and gruesome killing: the point-blank range school shooting of Larry King, a young student exploring his gender identity in a California mega-suburb, by his classmate. The film, a part of Sundance's U.S. Documentary Competition, will be released later this year on HBO.
What It's About: "Valentine Road" is about how the effects of one boy's horrible action affected an entire community and justice system.
And So It's Really About: In February 2008, a classroom shooting shattered the coastal, working-class town of Oxnard, California. As the community reeled and the national media descended, a 15-year-old lay dead and his 14-year-old attacker awaited trial for murder. Was this a hate crime, retaliation for unwanted playground flirting or something more complex?
