| Gabby Giffords Won't Back Down | |
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| Cinematography | Dyanna Taylor |
| Edited by | Ilya Chaiken |
| Music by | Miriam Cutler |
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| Distributed by | Briarcliff Entertainment |
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Running time | 97 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $134,098[2] |
Gabby Giffords Won't Back Down is a 2022 Americandocumentary film directed byJulie Cohen andBetsy West. It followsGabrielle Giffords as she recovers from the2011 shooting.
It had its world premiere atSouth by Southwest on March 12, 2022. It was released on July 15, 2022, byBriarcliff Entertainment.
The film follows the recovery and aftermath of the2011 assassination attempt ofcongresswomanGabrielle Giffords. Giffords becomes partially paralyzed and has a language impairmentaphasia.
Initially, the film was set to followGabrielle Giffords as she toured the country to support her cause, but was scrapped due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[3]Mark Kelly provided the filmmakers footage of Giffords recovery, which he shot while she was in the hospital.[4]
In January 2022, it was announced Julie Cohen andBetsy West would direct a documentary film revolving around Gabrielle Giffords, withCNN Films andTime Studios set to produce.[5]
The film had its world premiere atSouth by Southwest on March 12, 2022.[6] Shortly after,Briarcliff Entertainment acquired distribution rights to the film, and set it for a July 15, 2022, release.[7] The film premiered on CNN on Sunday, November 20, 2022.[8]
In theUnited States andCanada, the film earned $75,124 from 302 theaters in its opening weekend.[9]
Thereview aggregator websiteRotten Tomatoes reportedan approval rating of 100% based on 47 reviews, with an average rating of 8/10. The website's consensus reads, "Inspirational and unabashedly political,Gabby Giffords Won't Back Down pays passionate tribute to its resilient subject."[10]
