We sat down with Levin and Hyatt to discuss their collaborative process, diving through discarded 1990s archival footage, "charging up" film subjects in the edit suite, and navigating the emotional weight of honoring victims while telling a complex community story. In August 1990, the city of Gainesville, Florida, was gripped by unimaginable terror as a violent crime spree claimed the lives of five college students:
In August 1990, the city of Gainesville, Florida, was gripped by unimaginable terror as a violent crime spree claimed the lives of five college students:
Sonja Larson, Christina Powell, Christa Hoyt, Tracy Paules, and Manuel Taboada.
It was a tragic moment that rocked the nation, especially the student-athletes of Florida, who had ot find a way to play football through unimaginable grief.
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In August 1990, the city of Gainesville, Florida, was gripped by unimaginable terror as a violent crime spree claimed the lives of five college students: Sonja Larson, Christina Powell, Christa Hoyt, Tracy Paules, and Manuel Taboada. It was a tragic moment that rocked the nation, especially the student-athletes of Florida, who had ot find a way to play football through unimaginable grief.
This project initially started with two producers, Steve Helling and Brandon Blackburn.
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