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Thousands of people left messages at the Highland Park memorial.

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Thousands of people left messages at the Highland Park memorial.

New documentary ‘Memorial’ is a love letter to Highland Park

The film captures the community’s effort to create a memorial near the site of the mass shooting in honor of lost loved ones.

Thousands of people left messages at the Highland Park memorial.

   

On July 4, 2022, seven people died and dozens more were wounded in a shooting during Highland Park’s annual Independence Day parade. Nearly a year after the tragedy, Memorial shares the stories of survivors and captures the community’s effort to create a memorial to honor lost loved ones.

Reset sits down with the filmmaker behind the 20-minute documentary and two survivors featured in the film.

GUESTS: Jonathan Siskel, filmmaker and director of Memorial

Jacqueline von Edelberg, Highland Park shooting survivor

Rachel Lander, Highland Park shooting survivor

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