A young woman sits in the back of a car, teary eyed. Her two young sons sit on either side of her.
Uvalde Mom
Still from Uvalde Mom
Film Complete

Directed by

Anayansi Prado

Produced by

David Goldblum, Ina Fichman, and Mary Recine

When a school mass shooting rocks a small town in Texas, a mom desperate to save her kids is launched into the public eye. She speaks out against a faulty system that never protected her. The community challenges these powers and exposes those who failed to protect its most vulnerable – children.

Uvalde Mom is a 2022 Critical Issues Fund grantee

Concordia University

Fellowship Grant

Perspective Fund

Documentary Film Grant

Chicken and Egg Films

Critical Issues Fund

InMaat Foundation

Storytelling Fund

Women Make Movies

Fiscal Sponsor

Meet the Filmmakers
A woman with long dark hair and decorative jewelry smiles into the camera.
Anayansi Prado
Photo courtesy of Anayansi Prado
A man in a suit stands in front of a step and repeat banner and smiles.
David Goldblum
Photo courtesy of David Goldblum
Headshot of a woman with earrings smiling at the camera
Ina Fichman
Photo courtesy Ina Fichman
Mary Racine looks at the camera. Black and white portrait.
Mary Recine
Photo courtesy Mary Racine
topics & tags
Criminal JusticeWomen/Girls
Program cohorts
Critical Issues Fund 2022
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