About American morning

'American Morning' is a short film that takes on the horrors and aftermath of a mass shooting in a suburban elementary school. Told from the perspective of a survivor, the film reveals the trauma, grief, and anger that so many suffer in the wake of what is sadly becoming an almost daily occurrence.

Two years ago, Connor Mathis, a small-town elementary school music teacher, survived the seemingly unimaginable. A lone gunman forced his way into his school and killed 27 children with an assault rifle.

Our story takes place in the present where Connor has since quit teaching and moved back in with his father Dale, played by Emmy Award-winner Richard Schiff ("The West Wing", "The Good Doctor").

Haunted by nightmares and memories of that horrific day and enraged by the gross inaction of his country’s elected officials to prevent a tragedy like this from happening again, Connor resolves to take matters into his own hands to both reconcile his guilt and ignite change.