The gun epidemic has become so intense in the USA, that schools and community groups are now looking away from prevention and towards preparation – tolerating mass killing as part of the fabric of American life. Measures like active shooter drills and arming teachers seem an unsavoury but necessary response to keep our loved ones safe. What impact do these militarised approaches have on children’s mental wellbeing? What kind of society will they build in the future? Told through the perspective of a European new mother, who is deciding to make a life for her young family in America, this candid and urgent documentary asks what is at stake during these frightening times.

Tras mudarse a Estados Unidos, la cineasta y madre primeriza Louise se encuentra en plena búsqueda de una guardería cuando, a solo un par de horas de distancia, se produce uno de los tiroteos escolares más mortíferos de la historia. En una escuela de primaria de la localidad de Uvalde, Texas, un adolescente mata a 21 personas, entre ellas 19 niños pequeños.