Death by Numbers
{{Short description|2024 American short documentary film}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Death by Numbers
| image = Death by Numbers film poster.jpg
| caption = Official poster
| director = Kim A. Snyder
| screenplay = Sam Fuentes
| producer = {{Plainlist|
- Kim A. Snyder
- Janique L. Robillard
- Maria Cuomo Cole}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
- Sam Fuentes
- Ivy Schamis
}}
| cinematography = {{Plainlist|
- Emily Topper
- Paulius Kontijevas
- Derek Wiesehahn}}
| animator = {{Plainlist|
- Dave Bradley
- DJ Ferro,
- Tim Pachua for Alkemy X}}
| editing = {{Plainlist|
- Luis Alvarez y Alvarez
- Galen Summer
- Maria Gabriela Torres
- Zachary Obid}}
| music = Ólafur Arnalds
| studio = Cuomo Cole Productions
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2024|10|5|Hamptons}}
| runtime = 33 minutes
| country = {{Plainlist|
- United States}}
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Death by Numbers is a 2024 American short documentary film co-produced and directed by Kim A. Snyder. The film, in which Sam, a survivor of the 2018 Parkland school shooting, confronts her assailant in a poetic journey to empowerment and features extensive footage from the ensuing trial. It had its world premiere on October 5, 2024 at the Hamptons International Film Festival, and was later screened at the Woodstock Film Festival on October 19.
On January 23, 2025, it was nominated for the Best Documentary Short Film at the 97th Academy Awards.
Cast
- Sam Fuentes
- Ivy Schamis
Release
Death by Numbers had its world premiere at the 32nd Hamptons International Film Festival on October 5, 2024.{{Cite web|url=https://awardsradar.com/2024/09/12/full-lineup-announced-for-the-2024-hamptons-international-festival/ |title= Full Lineup Announced for the 2024 Hamptons International Festival |date=September 12, 2024|access-date= January 12, 2025 |website= Awards Radar |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=September 12, 2024 |title=32nd Hamptons International Film Festival Lineup Announced, Clarence Maclin (‘Sing Sing’) to Receive Breakthrough Performer Award |url=https://awardswatch.com/32nd-hamptons-international-film-festival-lineup-announced-clarence-maclin-sing-sing-to-receive-breakthrough-performer-award/ |access-date=January 12, 2025 |website=Awards Watch |language=en}}
On October 19, it was presented in the 25th Woodstock Film Festival as special event.{{cite web |date=September 17, 2024 |title=Death By Numbers |url=https://woodstock2024.eventive.org/films/death-by-numbers-66b0d7696fb314002c0541fa |access-date=January 12, 2025 |work=Woodstock Film Festival}}{{cite web |date=September 17, 2024 |title=Woodstock Film Festival Announces Lineup for 25th Edition, October 15 - October 20 |url=https://woodstockfilmfestival.org/wff25-lineup-announcement |access-date=January 12, 2025 |work=Woodstock Film Festival}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/09/25th-woodstock-film-festival-program-announcement-1236090157/ |title=25th Woodstock Film Festival Announces Lineup Featuring ‘Anora,’ ‘Blitz,’ Paul Shrader Tribute, ‘The Bibi Files,’ World, U.S. Premieres & More|first= Matthew |last=Carey |date= September 16, 2024|access-date=January 12, 2025 |website= Deadline |language=en}}
The film was showcased at the Doc NYC on November 20, 2024 in the Short Caretakers programme.{{Cite web|url=https://www.docnyc.net/film/shorts-caretakers/ |title= Short Caretakers |date=November 20, 2024|access-date= January 12, 2025 |website= Doc NYC |language=en}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.docnyc.net/film/shorts-caretakers/death-by-numbers/ |title= Death by Numbers |date=November 20, 2024|access-date= January 12, 2025 |website= Doc NYC |language=en}}
In December 2024, it was shortlisted for Best Documentary Short Film at the 97th Academy Awards, and was announced as a nominee in January 2025.{{Cite web|url=https://press.oscars.org/news/97th-oscarsr-shortlists-10-award-categories-announced |title= 97th Oscars Shortlists in 10 Award Categories Announced |date=December 17, 2024|access-date= January 12, 2025 |website= Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |language=en}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/oscars-shortlists-full-list-movies-contenders-1236088489/ |title= Academy Unveils Shortlists in 10 Oscar Categories |author= Kimberly Nordyke, Beatrice Verhoeven |website= The Hollywood Reporter |date= December 17, 2024 |access-date= January 12, 2025|lang=en}}
Accolades
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official|https://deathbynumbersthefilm.com/}}
- {{IMDb title|tt33385063}}
- [https://www.lonestarlive.com/news/2024/10/parkland-shooting-survivor-tells-her-own-story-in-death-by-numbers-documentary.html Death by Numbers] on LoneStar
- [https://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/-death-by-numbers-follows-parkland-shooting-survivor-s-journey-228576837686 Death by Numbers] on MSNBC
- [https://www.indieshortsmag.com/reviews/2025/02/death-by-numbers-parkland-massacre-docu-that-knows-whats-more-important/ Death by Numbers] at Indie Shorts Mag
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Category:2024 short documentary films
Category:2020s English-language films
Category:American short documentary films
Category:English-language short documentary films
Category:Works about the Parkland high school shooting
Category:Documentary films about Florida