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Gun Nation

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Gun Nation
Directed byZed Nelson
Produced byZed Nelson
Edited byNoah Payne Frank
Release date
  • 16 September 2016 (2016-09-16)
Running time
30 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom

Gun Nation is a 2016 documentary film directed and produced by British photographer and filmmaker Zed Nelson. The film explores issues surrounding gun ownership, gun violence, and gun culture in the United States and marks 18 years since the director's award-winning photography book of the same name.[1][2] It was commissioned by The Guardian and by the Bertha Foundation, executive produced by Charlie Phillips and released online on 16 September 2016.[3] The film was the first production to be screened in the documentary section of The Guardian.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ Wray, James (16 September 2016). "Watch: Gun Nation documentary asks why America's love affair with guns persists". Monsters and Critics. Archived from the original on 17 November 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  2. ^ Nelson, Zed (17 August 2012). "Gun Nation Revisited: Zed Nelson's Photographs of American Gun Culture". Time. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  3. ^ Nelson, Zed; Phillips, Charlie; Payne-Frank, Noah; Nelson, Zed; Phillips, Charlie; Payne-Frank, Noah (16 September 2016). "Gun nation: a journey to the heart of America's gun culture – video". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  4. ^ "The Guardian relaunches Guardian documentaries". The Guardian. 16 September 2016. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  5. ^ Baer Chan, Alexandra (16 September 2016). "Guardian Bertha Documentary Partnership". Bertha Foundation Blog. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
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