In the film’sofficial trailer, exclusive to PEOPLE, Giffords, 51, is shown as a rising star in U.S. politics before footage cuts to the aftermath of her being nearly killed in 2011, duringthe mass shooting in Tucson.
Emotional scenes show Giffords in recovery and struggling to bring her thoughts to the surface verbally (as she says at one point, “The words are there in my brain; I just can’t get them out”). Later, shespeaks out against gun violence, saying, “Too many children are dying. Too many children. We must do something.”
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In total, 13 people were injured and six were killed in the Tucson mass shooting in which former Rep. Giffords was shot in the head.
Giffords went through an extensive recovery process following the 2011 shooting and returned to the House floor seven months later, in August 2011, receiving a standing ovation from her colleagues.
She retired from Congress in 2012 to focus on her recovery, and has since become a leading voice on gun-violence prevention, often speaking up in the wake of mass shootings.
Her husband — retired astronaut Kelly, 58 — was himself elected to Congress in November 2020.
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Giffords recently spoke out in the wake oflast month’s mass school shootingin Uvalde, Texas, in which19 childrenand two adults died.
Her statement continued,“Gun violence is a uniquely American problem— and it is now the leading cause of death for American children. I won’t rest until children can go to school without fearing for their lives. Our elected leaders must have the same resolve. Enough is enough.”
source: people.com
