Thoughts and Prayers

Thoughts and Prayers (2024)

A capture of the current landscape of safety rituals in schools and communities across the United States, where classrooms double as tactical training grounds, bullet-proof backpacks become armor, and conferences showcase the latest survival gadgets for a nation where mass shootings have become a part of everyday life. Equal parts absurd and unsettlingly real, the film traces the $3 billion active shooter preparedness industry and its effect on students and educators, raising important questions about the unintended consequences of these intense preparations.

Director: Danny Farber

Casts

	Anjelika Washington as Simone Parker
	Danny Farber as Tyler Baumgartner
	Danielle Pinnock as Administrative Worker
	Bourke Floyd as Professor Bouncer
	Alex Collins as SWAT Sergeant Nicholson
	Hunter Sansone as SWAT Sergeant Adams
	Allan Anthony Smith as SWAT Sergeant Johnson
	Summer Moore as Newscaster
	Lauren Elyse Buckley as Gunnar
	Clay Wilde as The Shooter
	Marianne Johnson as Newscaster
	Kellen Shaffer as Fight or Flight Student
	Hazel Hindermann as Student
	Dayton Axle as Student
	Clara Joy Stanton as Student
	Shelby Shea as Student

Crew