"It Never Went Away": 'If Anything Happens I Love You' Helmers on Gun Violence
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The Oscar-nominated short follows two parent grieving the loss of their child in a school shooting.
Oscar-nominated animated short
If Anything Happens I Love You follows two parents grieving the loss of their child in a school shooting, and while it was conceived three years ago by writers and directors Will McCormack and Michael Govier, the short — produced independently with Gilbert Films and available on Netflix — remains sadly relevant.
"It never went away," admits Govier of the subject of gun violence. "I think that's the saddest thing for us. We are constantly just thinking about the parents, the friends, the relatives, the loved ones that are lost. People should be safe going to the grocery store, going to school, just living their everyday lives... And I think that the fact that we keep having these huge conversations is incredibly sad and I just constantly grieve and feel sorry for all of the lives that are lost. And one life is too many."