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death of a child | death of a child

farzana-doctor's picture
Mar.12.2013
Ismail Boxwala made the worst mistake of his life one summer morning twenty years ago: he forgot his baby daughter in the back seat of his car. After his daughter's tragic death, he struggles to continue living. A divorce, years of heavy drinking, and sex with strangers only leave him more...
ammy-achenbach's picture
Jul.06.2010
A pre-teen watches her brother while her mother sleeps off the effects of the night before. However, the teenager is more interested in talking with a friend and ignores her brother as he chases a ball that rolls into the street.
a-manette-ansay's picture
Jan.16.2010
Blue Water tells the story of Meg Van Dorn and her husband, Rex, a couple whose six year old son is killed by a drunk driver. Here in Fox Harbor, Wisconsin-a town in which everyone knows everybody else-it is no surprise that Meg and the driver, Cindy Ann Kreisler, were once the best of friends. Now...
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Oct.28.2009
Judy Mandel is the replacement child for her sister who was killed in a tragic accident. It would be years before she would understand how the event, that happened before she was born, shaped her life. A plane crashes into a family’s home. A two-year-old girl is critically burned and a mother is...