Seth Barrish
Ged Dickersin, Buzz Koenig
Scott Organ
Larry Mitchell, DeAnna Lenhart, Shannon Patterson, Lee Brock, Brian Rojas, Michael Giese
Sheriff’s Deputy Andy Rubens, a combat vet, is a beloved school resource officer at a high school. One fateful day something terrible happens at the school and for a critical 17 minutes Andy stands outside as the tragedy unfolds within. 17 Minutes explores the communal and residual effects of a shooting in a community long after the news vans leave. As Andy is held to account for his actions on that day, the community around him unravels. His job and marriage are threatened. He becomes a pariah. His journey pushes him closer and closer to making him the final victim of that tragic day. But his journey also guides him straight into the path of the one person who should hate him the most, but who might also be the only person to forgive him. In a final confrontation, both he and a victim’s mother grapple with a way forward, if one can be found at all…
2025