A Sobering Film Urges the Return of Lockdown Until Schools are Safe From Gun Violence

Agency Ogilvy collaborates on a film that uses Covid as a staggering metaphor

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Of the many reasons why one might be eager to reenter the world after a tough year of lockdown, the thing that seems to unite most is the desire to return to some semblence of normalcy. But in our haste to return to our pre-Covid realities, it’s important to remember that not everyone wishes to return to a time before quarantine.

For school-aged kids specifically, life before lockdown meant attending school in fear: In 2019, CNN reported 46 school shootings over the course of 45 weeks.

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