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URL:https://meaningfulmovies.org/events/catching-bullets/
SUMMARY:CATCHING BULLETS
DESCRIPTION:The Meaningful Movies High School Group\, MM Tacoma and MM Spok
 ane invite you an unforgettable online screening of the feature documentar
 y\, Catching Bullets. A powerful documentary that highlights the gun viole
 nce epidemic in St. Louis\, MO. The film follows Darren Seals of Sankofa U
 nity Center\, a former gang member shot 13 times\, as he rebuilds a church
  in an impoverished neighborhood\, hoping to open a mentoring center. When
  Preston\, the 15-year-old son of Darren’s late friend\, is tempted by t
 he allure of street-level drug dealing\, Darren pledges to save Preston fr
 om winding up in a jail cell or worse.\n\nCatching Bullets chronicles effo
 rts to treat violence as a public health concern and endeavors to attach a
  human face to the issue of community gun violence. Director Ben Scholle i
 n attendance.\n\nTo Register CLICK HERE!\n\nEvent Details:\n\n📅 Date: S
 aturday\, January 31\, 2026\n\n🕚 Time: 1:30 PM PDT\n\n📍 Location: On
 line\n\n🎟️ Admission: Free!\n\nThere’s no cost BUT your generous do
 nations help us continue offering powerful films like this one. Every bit 
 of support matters! Thank you. Click here to donate.\n\nThis event is open
  to everyone of all ages: students\, educators\, families\, and anyone pas
 sionate about social justice and advocacy.\n\n&nbsp\;\n\nJoin us for a pos
 t film discussion with Director Ben Scholle.\n\n\nBen Scholle is a filmmak
 er and professor of cinema at Lindenwood University in St. Louis\, MO. His
  work focuses primarily on social justice topics\, and Catching Bullets is
  his third feature documentary as a director.\n\n&nbsp\;\n\n&nbsp\;\n\n&nb
 sp\;\n\nPrecious Jones is the Founder of Breaking Generational Poverty Fou
 ndation\, Inc. and a nationally recognized community advocate working to e
 nd youth and community violence by transforming pain into purpose in memor
 y of Preston\, her son\, &amp\; Paul Jones.\n\n&nbsp\;\n\n&nbsp\;\n\n&nbsp
 \;\n\n&nbsp\;\n\nAbout Our Event Sponsors: \n\n\n\nThe Faces Not Forgotte
 n Project offers comfort to families of young gun violence victims (age 20
  and under) by creating hand-painted portrait quilt panels of their childr
 en and exhibiting these fine art quilts—with family permission—in comm
 unities nationwide to honor their lives\, ensure they are not forgotten\, 
 and shift public perception to inspire action against gun violence.\n\n&nb
 sp\;\n\n&nbsp\;\n\n&nbsp\;\nThank you to Meaningful Movies Spokane and Mea
 ningful Movies Tacoma for co-hosting the screening with us. 
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