“Evan” tells the story of a high school student who finds himself engaged in a flirtatious conversation with another student, writing back and forth to one another on a library desk. Evan finally musters up the courage to ask “who are you?” on the desk, but finds the library closed for summer when he returns. Then, while signing yearbooks in the gymnasium, the very same mystery girl from the desk recognized his handwriting and introduces herself. It is during this conclusion of the film that it is revealed to the viewer that there was a second story hiding in the background all along. Another student was planning a shooting, and he arrives in the gymnasium as Evan and the girl are still awkwardly getting to know one another. Each of the film’s previous scenes are then replayed for viewers and the shooter is called out is in each of them.

The Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting occurred on December 14, 2012. And while the terrible event shocked the nation, very little actual change has taken place since then. The stats themselves illustrate that. In the U.S. each year, 114,644 people are shot. About 14,780 of them are 18 or younger.

Sandy Hook Promise is an organization started by the parents of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. They believe gun violence is preventable when you know the signs of someone who might become a violent offender. But when you don’t, the signs are easy to miss.