Us Kids

Their dedication, poise, courage, patience, and compassion is deeply moving in this intimate documentary...

The sad truth is that Us Kids feels a bit too much like the thing the students hoped to avoid: a celebration of a moment in time, not the start of a revolution.

For its merits as a dynamic nonfiction piece incisively dealing with a pivotal issue from heartbreakingly human angle, "Us Kids" is indispensable viewing for anyone who genuinely cares about the future of this country beyond "thoughts and prayers."

It asks very difficult questions about what it means to grow up in a country where gun violence is so common.

A needed reminder that issues don't go away just because something else is getting today's headlines.

Like the limited legislative change that has occurred due to the underappreciated efforts of these valiant activists, I wish Snyder's Us Kids resulted in more.

In this hopeful documentary about the power of the young and of grassroots action, the "kids" are never deterred...

Kudos to Snyder and the youngsters who are in the film for their activism and advocacy, known to the world through this must see documentary.

Day after day, they claw their way out of a well of sadness that they aren't sure even has a bottom. Still, they are determined to make change, and the film shows just how successful they can be. Seeing those moments will give viewers hope.

Kim A. Snyder has gotten to the heart - the broken heart - of gun violence in America with this impassioned portrait of the young people at the center of one of the most important civil rights movements in recent decades.