Just A Drill | A Suspenseful Drama Short by Julianne Donelle

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  • Опубліковано 1 бер 2020
  • Determined to follow the rules in an active shooter drill, an overworked teacher in an underfunded classroom battles the impossible choices a leader must make when the drill becomes a horrifying reality.
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    Just A Drill by Julianne Donelle
    www.juliannedonelle.com
    IG: @JulianneDonelle
    Making a film about the topic of school shootings is an inherently difficult task. For one, it’s something that’s been done a lot. But, beyond the ubiquity of the topic, when dealing with such a hot-button and emotionally charged issue, it’s so easy to drift into moralizing or finger-wagging. I don’t think many logical folks in the United States would contest the fact that we have a huge problem with guns in this country. But, as audiences, we also don’t like to be lectured to. And therein likes the innate difficulty of making a “school shooting film.”
    So, it’s with some surprise that I can say that writer/director Julianne Donelle’s Just A Drill is a taut and engrossing mini-thriller. It’s engaging the topic of school shootings head-on. But, there’s a twist here: it’s actually not about a school shooting at all, at least not directly. Rather, the film is dealing with the culture of preparation that has arisen as a result of a society that has collectively chosen to “tolerate” the problem rather than actually fix it. As the title suggests, it’s just a drill. And, yet…is it?
    That central question becomes a powerful driver of suspense. Just A Drill is successful because it manages to slowly build on this sense of tension…this creeping feeling of unease as the “normal” transforms into something both foreign and sinister. The drill is supposed to be preparation to prevent the horrific, and so, the very act of “practicing” becomes, ironically, horrific in and of itself. As you might expect, the disturbing mood comes directly from director Julianne Donelle’s personal experience.
    As she relates to Short of the Week:
    “As a former educator, my inspiration came for this project when I was working at a school and participated in active shooter drills with my fellow employees. Suddenly the happy halls that were typically full of noisy students were now empty while my walkie talkie echoed through the classroom with cries of fear; untrained actors pretending to be as realistic as possible to prepare the teachers for anything. It was a disturbing day where educators faced difficult questions, the most unsettling being the concept of locking children out of your classroom and not opening the door no matter what happens.”
    The ending of the film will probably be a point of contention for some. Just as the film reaches peak tension, it basically just cuts away. It’s hard not to feel a bit disappointed by the lack of resolution. But, after stewing on this bit, I’m not sure it’s even possible to bring this sort of film to a “satisfying” conclusion. It’s essentially an exercise in tension and unease. And, so, if the film were to undercut that with a sense of a relief-the confirmation that it all was part of the plan-it, ultimately, would diminish its power. It’s essentially proof that short films can often get away with structural issues that would be detrimental to longer form work.
    The film obviously has larger issues on its mind, mainly the efficacy of active shooter drills in general, and the inherent logical fallacy of finding comfort in rules and guidelines when preparing for a situation that defies logic.
    As Donelle succinctly puts it:
    “This film is not a grand political statement. It is not intended to lecture, preach, or give false answers. It simply asks the difficult question, what would you do?”
    Donelle has several other completed short films in her persona canon. She’s also focusing on two feature screenplays that she plans to direct, both of which live in the horror/psychological thriller realm. Be sure to visit Donelle’s website at the link below to keep up with her work.
    www.juliannedonelle.com
    CREDITS
    Directed By: Julianne Donelle
    Produced By: Sabrina Stoll,
    Co-Produced By: Megan Jordan
    Starring: Sally Pressman, DJ Blickenstaff, and Jackson Pace
    DP: Carole McClintock
    Production Designer: Sara Kugelmass
    Editor: Arianna Tomasettig
    Music By: Emer Kinsella
    Costume Design: Elena Flores
    Casting Director: Anna Mayworm
    Assistant Director: Arielle Zadok
    Reproduced on this channel with the permission of the filmmaker.
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  • @imagineer99
    @imagineer99 4 роки тому +2052

    Love how quickly it ramps up the tension from "normal" to terrifying. An interesting commentary on how even just the preparation for school shootings can be traumatizing in their own way.

    • @shortoftheweek
      @shortoftheweek  4 роки тому +101

      Couldn't have said it better! An important topic that definitely needs more examination.

    • @rexasaurus3853
      @rexasaurus3853 4 роки тому +12

      Damm right.

    • @witherbons8571
      @witherbons8571 Рік тому +5

      @@shortoftheweek yeah

    • @vvoof2601
      @vvoof2601 Рік тому +2

      @@shortoftheweek and part 2 is?

    • @MontymoleThe10080TH
      @MontymoleThe10080TH Рік тому +2

      @@shortoftheweekcan we have a sequel to what happened?

  • @manuelka15
    @manuelka15 2 роки тому +1611

    To all the "smart" people that point out the orange tip on the gun: the idea is that immediately after the coms tell that the shooter is at the cafeteria, and the teacher looks puzzled. Why? Because she knows he couldn't be there is she just saw him. So who's at the cafeteria at that time? SPOILER: there's a fake shooter and a real one.

    • @ijusttimetravel351yago2
      @ijusttimetravel351yago2 Рік тому +25

      How smart

    • @dewaldsteyn1306
      @dewaldsteyn1306 Рік тому +11

      This ruins the vidoe.

    • @sirenonpawzz
      @sirenonpawzz Рік тому +38

      @@dewaldsteyn1306 you didn’t have to read it then, it was an option.

    • @DieselDoktor
      @DieselDoktor Рік тому +14

      Reaaally shouldn’t have read this comment before it got to that part…

    • @GiggyWiggy2086
      @GiggyWiggy2086 Рік тому +6

      ​​@@DieselDoktor fr bad habits die hard though because this happens to me but not a lot

  • @catslayeggs5448
    @catslayeggs5448 3 роки тому +444

    Just let the kid retake the damn test

  • @FaithM-ok4zc
    @FaithM-ok4zc 3 місяці тому +187

    This film really got my stomach all knotted up. The fact that authorities can't be called and have already been notified not to, and the intense feeling of danger at the end of the film. This really shows the amount of danger in a school shooting, and the awareness we need to have towards it. Each day 12 children die from gun violence in America. Well done with the representation, really got my heart racing.

  • @lrmfilms_m
    @lrmfilms_m 4 роки тому +1782

    Very well done. I think there was a missed opportunity at the end to solidify the fear. After the kid is banging on the door and the screen goes black, a gunshot or two interrupting complete silence would have been very powerful before the credits start.

    • @brettsmith5903
      @brettsmith5903 3 роки тому +85

      Agreed this whole video was a missed opportunity of greatness.

    • @miatatude5362
      @miatatude5362 2 роки тому +19

      Yes!! Even Tarantino thought this was a good ideas in Reservoir Dogs

    • @etherraichu
      @etherraichu 2 роки тому +80

      @@miatatude5362 That was the same kid who the teacher wouldn't allow to make up the test. it was trying to make us question if he was the one doing the shooting or not. So having shots in the background would diminish that.

    • @lerasysak5299
      @lerasysak5299 Рік тому +14

      @@etherraichu we could still question if he was the one who was shooting or the one who was shooted

    • @neilsampson2689
      @neilsampson2689 Рік тому +12

      Read the description. The ambiguity is the essential point of this film.

  • @jinakaye
    @jinakaye Рік тому +1016

    Cliffhanger with so many questions: Is Simon the shooter? Are there multiple shooters? Was this the plan of someone from the Drama Club? What happened with the new teacher? Did she open the door? So suspenseful-we need an ending!

    • @tradycjashort
      @tradycjashort Рік тому +51

      Too suspenseful, therefore blunt

    • @argousnofame-km2nn
      @argousnofame-km2nn Рік тому +112

      I think that Simon was the shooter, and trying to get in (to kill them of course)

    • @katesansom3841
      @katesansom3841 Рік тому +43

      I think that people are overlooking the new teacher. I think his unsteadiness and his pretending to know details with what going on, and lack of knowing how to make the coffee (since he drinks it) in the breakroom point to him being the shooter. I don’t drink coffee, but as someone who worked at an elementary school, everyone has a routine and knows their way around the school after a certain point. There is absolutely no way this serious drill would take place right after school started, thus the new teacher should still know how the routines in the break room go.

    • @dpdfpdffgp
      @dpdfpdffgp Рік тому +10

      idk, if Simon was, he could shoot through the doors as walker was literally Infront of jt

    • @4.nickjay196
      @4.nickjay196 Рік тому +30

      the shooter she saw was the fake one and the one in the cafeteria was the real one if u saw to orange tip on the gn it’s fake show the fact hes a actor and not the shooter 😄

  • @reborn2977
    @reborn2977 3 роки тому +284

    The way the teacher was so obnoxiously loud really irritated me!

    • @Eggdroplet
      @Eggdroplet Рік тому +18

      Same no one pointed it out but you like why is she so loud

    • @supernova-kx1pg
      @supernova-kx1pg 24 дні тому

      because i think she thought it was a drill

  • @Pink.Star.0
    @Pink.Star.0 Місяць тому +52

    This actually started to scare me. This video was a good demonstration on why drills shouldn't be announced days/hours before it happens.

  • @Msmary98-98
    @Msmary98-98 Рік тому +327

    So they basically put the whole school in harms way by telling the police not to show up? Wow! This was good..❤

    • @katesansom3841
      @katesansom3841 Рік тому +28

      They definitely should have had a cop on standby somewhere in the school. My high school had one at all times.

    • @dpdfpdffgp
      @dpdfpdffgp Рік тому +14

      True, every shooting drill needs at least two to guide and instruct, in my school (Britain) we had a few PCSOs and a guy with a dog.

    • @Msmary98-98
      @Msmary98-98 6 місяців тому +9

      Obviously, the real shooter knew about the mock active shooter drill and went into the school knowing that the staff would just think he was the mock shooter and not realizing that a real active shooter is in the school.

  • @d.grouard6737
    @d.grouard6737 4 роки тому +438

    Wow!! SPOILER ALERT. I knew it was a film but, my stomach knotted up as the planned drill started to unravel and appeared to become real. An amazing film. Two thumbs up to all the filmmakers, cast and crew.

  • @neilsampson2689
    @neilsampson2689 Рік тому +162

    Simon is either as good an actor as the real life actor (Jackson Pace) playing his character, or there really is a real active shooter situation. The shooter may even be Simon, himself, and he is trying to trick Ms. Walker into opening the door so he can kill her - we don’t know.
    The viewer is left guessing on purpose because the point of this film is to say that it doesn’t matter whether it was just a drill, or “just a drill”: when we as a society have decided to accept this as our reality to the point where we must simulate the trauma on ourselves it doesn’t matter whether it’s real or not. The whole of society is victimized by mass shootings; each of us is affected by this whether we are aware of it or not.

    • @KawaiiCat2
      @KawaiiCat2 11 місяців тому +1

      Well said

    • @queterian1526
      @queterian1526 Місяць тому +2

      Why there is an option of openning the door in the first place, what's the reason in closing it then. Seems like a weak architecture, whole system poorly planned

  • @trishazechel8402
    @trishazechel8402 2 роки тому +240

    Moral of the story, never take a drill to lightly. Great film!

  • @layneva
    @layneva Рік тому +279

    This gave me chills. I was shaking and I almost cried. I’m still in school so this is my biggest fear.

  • @palameno
    @palameno Рік тому +219

    Oh my god. Suspenseful *_indeed_* . Hearing that kid yell “open the door” over and over got my heart racing

    • @Waltyworld
      @Waltyworld Рік тому +1

      Mines too

    • @ellieweirdo1798
      @ellieweirdo1798 2 місяці тому +6

      It would’ve made it more nerve wrecking if they added a gunshot at the end

    • @palameno
      @palameno 2 місяці тому

      @@ellieweirdo1798 skibidi

    • @palameno
      @palameno 2 місяці тому

      @@ellieweirdo1798 skib🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑

    • @palameno
      @palameno 2 місяці тому

      @@ellieweirdo1798 i agree

  • @Xx_Tuberculosis_xX
    @Xx_Tuberculosis_xX Рік тому +175

    I honestly think that Simon is the shooter, because of the gunshots down the hall it's likely he did the same thing to the classrooms down the hall and he was let into 1 or 2 of them. If he was not the shooter and wanted to get away, he should've gone down the stairs RIGHT NEXT to miss walker's room. Plus, it looks to be a bathroom to the right of the hallway facing through Ms. Walker's room. I personally think those gunshots were the new teacher and his actor students being shot after he violated the drill and got them killed. Also, the voice that was heard earlier before the gunshot seemed to be close by, and the gunshots stopped when Simon went up to the door.

    • @mattmaverick3602
      @mattmaverick3602 Рік тому +34

      On top of that, who bangs on a door and yells when there's an active shooter?

    • @HadenGregory
      @HadenGregory 3 місяці тому +7

      @@mattmaverick3602 Someone worried that the shooter might be there any second, and needs to escape to safety immediately. When I was in school, we literally had kids get scared that the active shooter drills were real, got stuck in the hallways, and started banging on doors crying and yelling to please let them in. So anecdotally, I've seen two kids do exactly what Simon did here, but it was during a drill.

    • @queterian1526
      @queterian1526 Місяць тому +3

      @@HadenGregory i mean, install cameras in the school. Connect them to the PD. PD gains access only when alert is issued. You can even have an app on sudent's phones. PD goes through recent activity on cams figuring out the suspect, blocking their account on the system. Phone's GPS shows everyone's exact position.

  • @sebastianrzs651
    @sebastianrzs651 3 роки тому +232

    Broo what a cliff hanger. We need part 2

  • @prakash_77
    @prakash_77 4 роки тому +431

    Holy smokes, that was intense and thrilling. Even though I guessed there would be a real shooting in place of the drill. Very engaging overall. Keep going 👏👏

  • @TurtleSoupBeads
    @TurtleSoupBeads 4 роки тому +296

    Sad reality, but really intense and well done

  • @schoolvlogs6918
    @schoolvlogs6918 3 роки тому +89

    she’s so loud and turn your phone on silent

    • @sadiehilton5881
      @sadiehilton5881 Місяць тому +1

      fr it annoyed the shit out of me

    • @advicewSkye-
      @advicewSkye- Місяць тому +1

      real like. one time this happened to me and my teacher was talking and i legit told her to shut up… like you can die but im not thank youuuuuu😅😅

  • @maggie4832
    @maggie4832 Рік тому +35

    I really like how even at the end you don’t know the ending you don’t know weather that kid Simon was the shooter if there was another shooter or if it was all just a drill.

  • @meatymaggot
    @meatymaggot 3 роки тому +95

    I really liked how they thought it was a drill. I wonder how it ended. If this happened in real life that would be horrifying.

  • @micealbagon7460
    @micealbagon7460 Рік тому +44

    This would be terrifying. Not just the film but the scenario. Nobody would know there was a shooting for hours and the text said the police wouldn’t come even if it was real because they would think it’s a part of the dril

    • @Msmary98-98
      @Msmary98-98 Рік тому +2

      That’s horrifying!

    • @jinakaye
      @jinakaye Рік тому +3

      I'd hope it's unrealistic and that they have code words for emergency responders to know it's real.

  • @notsheepish8304
    @notsheepish8304 Рік тому +20

    Another hint at 7:53 on the walkie-talkie, a male teacher says Simon's name before the gunshots start.

  • @katcrooks7308
    @katcrooks7308 Рік тому +16

    I’ve ALWAYS wondered what would happen if there were a fire drill or shooter drill and someone took advantage of that and actually shot up the school… absolutely terrifying the country we live in… 💔

  • @ItzTrema
    @ItzTrema Рік тому +17

    Moral of the story is never go to the bathroom or leave classroom because no one will let you in!!!

    • @ghostsandgravedigger
      @ghostsandgravedigger Рік тому +13

      If you’re in the bathroom and there’s an active shooter don’t leave the bathroom. Close the stall door and stand on the toilet and duck so your head isn’t seen above the stall walls and door. Also, I don’t think shooters tend to go in bathrooms. They always target cafeterias/classrooms/hallways/gyms/auditoriums or any place that is crowded with students. If they see a bunch of people run into the bathroom then they may enter but typically they don’t. So if you’re in the bathroom when an active shooter starts, stay there and hide accordingly, because you may have a higher chance of surviving than others while in there.

  • @nyaatf1835
    @nyaatf1835 Рік тому +9

    this shit got so scary fast but at the same time it pissed me off how even while it was a drill they never put their phones on silent and still talked so loudly while it turned realistic like

  • @tuffguydoe7937
    @tuffguydoe7937 Рік тому +27

    wow that was intense. 20+ years ago when I was still in school fire drills were a moment to be out of class and chat with classmates. I couldn't imagine having to do drills like this and have to be quite the whole time in classroom.

  • @krmKB
    @krmKB Рік тому +13

    I like how there are 2 possibilities, 1. The kid banging at the door is the shooter trying to get inside or 2. The kid banging will end up killed because of not being let inside

  • @Hannashie
    @Hannashie 9 місяців тому +8

    My heart was racing so fast at the end😭

  • @caprlol
    @caprlol Рік тому +29

    Tip: Don't wear high heals to school, (especially for teachers) because they will make noise which attract the shooter, If you do, bring another set of shoes with you incase a scene like this happens.

  • @katesansom3841
    @katesansom3841 Рік тому +17

    I love this short film. Something that stands out to me that people can learn from are about the rules : even if there’s a certain protocol, you need to trust your instincts. I would have never just taken away the students’ cell phones and would’ve let the guy in after he said it wasn’t part of the drill. I also would’ve been prepared with a makeshift weapon once ANYONE started banging on the door. Also it was a HUGE oversight for those in charge of the drill to not tell the teachers of the exact details, and that led to the all uncertainty and potential danger.

    • @alexusfryman7745
      @alexusfryman7745 10 місяців тому +1

      Yeah, but the kid knew about the drill. He got upset because she wouldn’t let him take the quiz and he was upset. He could’ve been saying it wasn’t a drill for the sole purpose of getting in the room and shooting her. Unfortunately when it comes to situations like that, if someone is locked out, the teacher ultimately has to make the best decision for them and their students. Someone could be “trying to get in for safety” but they’re the actual shooter. If that makes sense

    • @HadenGregory
      @HadenGregory 3 місяці тому

      @@alexusfryman7745 The kid also could've just shot her through the door, if he had a gun. She literally looks through the little window on the door and they see each other, but he doesn't shoot. Really makes me think that Simon isn't the shooter, and it's someone else. But she was so scared that she locked a kid out and potentially got him killed.

  • @foxisglee
    @foxisglee 2 роки тому +5

    I always coming back to watch this when the school shootings happen. I can’t believe I have to watch this again

  • @nrsternes
    @nrsternes 2 роки тому +43

    Wow, expertly done. This was so unnerving but hard to look away from

  • @bl00dpup
    @bl00dpup Рік тому +44

    the fact that this is reality is absolutely disgusting.. these poor children and people who die every day to people who think its okay to hurt others quite frankly makes me wanna cry.

    • @_Hello_World_
      @_Hello_World_ Рік тому +1

      Just american things

    • @Guero_Is_Here
      @Guero_Is_Here Місяць тому

      mass murders aren't just American things, in country's where guns aren't aloud incels find a way to do it. Like the Nice, France attack where some dude just zig zagged through a crowd with a car. Your argument is terrible bud.@@_Hello_World_

  • @karlawagner2886
    @karlawagner2886 Рік тому +30

    I wonder if someone knew that the drill was going on and use that as the shooters advantage

  • @antiquent
    @antiquent Рік тому +6

    This happened to me at one point, luckily, nobody was harmed, and the situation was resolved rather quickly.

  • @sky_posty
    @sky_posty Рік тому +4

    I’ve watched so many of these that the FBI is probably suspicious of me

  • @toni-marie784
    @toni-marie784 Рік тому +10

    Imagine someone just listened and helped him

    • @explosivesilliness
      @explosivesilliness Місяць тому +1

      i always think about this. if these kids got the help they needed instead of being belittled, ignored, and not taken seriously, i bet so many of these issues could be solved

  • @codeanimatecreate1317
    @codeanimatecreate1317 3 роки тому +30

    This is actually a great shortfilm

  • @twstedshxdow1227
    @twstedshxdow1227 Рік тому +22

    One of my teachers told me at her old job, they gave teachers 15 minutes to be prepared for a shooter drill. Apparently 10 minutes in they started shooting fake bullets or smth like that.

  • @sonicx059
    @sonicx059 4 роки тому +27

    Have they never had a real active shooter training?

  • @taluca8474
    @taluca8474 Рік тому +6

    You know what’s terrifying? A school shooter taking advantage of a school shooter drill

    • @Its_Val529
      @Its_Val529 Місяць тому

      yeah that’s so scary

  • @TheLajandro
    @TheLajandro 4 роки тому +25

    Great way to raise the suspense

  • @randydandy8196
    @randydandy8196 4 роки тому +39

    wait i want to watch the ending.....

    • @starmax1000
      @starmax1000 4 роки тому +6

      The guy gets the pewpew and Mrs waters ends up killing herself from the guilt :D

    • @savannahlevy97
      @savannahlevy97 4 роки тому +6

      @@starmax1000 alternatively, it was all an elaborate prank to see how they would ACTUALLY react in an active shooter situation.

    • @lilyanne9743
      @lilyanne9743 3 роки тому

      Where do you find the actual ending

    • @kkensie
      @kkensie 3 роки тому

      @@savannahlevy97 how you know that?!

    • @carmenmillhoff4669
      @carmenmillhoff4669 3 роки тому

      @@starmax1000 where do u find that

  • @Bb-gp1ht
    @Bb-gp1ht Рік тому +14

    I go to a high school in South Carolina. After seeing the shooting that happened in Tennessee, I’ve had this really sick feeling that it’s gonna happen to us soon. I’ve never had to deal with this thought and I never would have wanted this feeling to overtake anyone. I believe that it’s gonna happen soon but I don’t know where. Most of the time the sick feelings come true. I’ve been praying that it doesn’t.

    • @ajaboyd
      @ajaboyd Рік тому +2

      I’m a high school student myself and everyday I’m anxious for myself and siblings because I’m scared of what will happen if there ever was a school shooting at my school or theirs. I shouldn’t be scared to go to school everyday but yet I am. I just wish stuff like this will stop happening.

    • @Bb-gp1ht
      @Bb-gp1ht Рік тому +2

      I wish for it to stop but it never will. The only reason why it happens is because people are so messed up. If we didn’t have messed up people then we’d be fine but living in a society like ours. Its impossible. But look it’ll be ok. It’s uncommon and the only reason why we hear so much about it is because most people are scared and talk about it and those people love and long for that fear. People are messed up. But it’ll be ok soon enough. Just have to get out of high school and get out of school in general

    • @asahiyoshida-eq2kc
      @asahiyoshida-eq2kc Рік тому +1

      hey, yeah, I had this feeling too. just yesterday there was a real lockdown at my hs in 4th period, and there was a kid with a gun on campus. we never saw him but thats what the authorities said after they apprehended the shooter.

    • @Bb-gp1ht
      @Bb-gp1ht Рік тому

      Oh god I hope you all are safe. People are just disgusting. I hope you all are safe and that you all can get through it. Sending love 💛

    • @Msmary98-98
      @Msmary98-98 6 місяців тому

      It’s so incredibly sad that kids have to live in fear of going to school. 😢

  • @Limerant_Evangeline
    @Limerant_Evangeline 11 місяців тому +6

    These drills always scare the crap put of me. My school’s been under lockdown three times in eight years. The first time it happened was when I was in first grade, theres was an active sh00ter at the bank that was right next to our school. The second, fifth grade. There was a stranger that broke into the schools and was wondering the arcades. The third time was in seventh grade. Some guy broke in through the back gate and went all around the school stealing back packs and other stuff.
    Nothing bad happened to anyone but we didn’t know that till the lockdown was over and we we’re all terrified.
    And several times my school went under secret lockdowns without telling the kids for unknown reasons. We know because we heard suspicious noises outside snd suddenly all the teachers locked the doors and windows.
    Last year my brother’s school was locked down because an active sh00ter was on campus. And all the families were terrified.

  • @Metallix_YT
    @Metallix_YT 3 роки тому +49

    just about all of us came from the tiktok
    great u can stop asking now

  • @WakeWalters
    @WakeWalters 4 роки тому +14

    Oh my gosh that was so freaking stressful

  • @Wednesday.CP3
    @Wednesday.CP3 3 роки тому +30

    Ngl Ms.Walker did him nasty. Those were not “Just a drill” bangs on the door , they were intense and terrifying.

    • @ElseyWAFC
      @ElseyWAFC 3 роки тому +28

      He could've been the shooter because if you think about it, no one would proceed to smack, bang and shout when there is a school shooter. If I was him I would've just ran the opposite direction where the shooter was because he knew where the shooter was

    • @foxisglee
      @foxisglee 2 роки тому +11

      Nah. She did right thing. Maybe he’s a shooter. He can just run to opposite direction and run from shooter instead of banging the door and shouting. He’s acting like wanting shooter to know where he is

    • @Jaknize1
      @Jaknize1 Рік тому +9

      No she didn't. She made the correct choice. Because Maybe he's the shooter wanting to get in or the shooter is right behind him forcing him to try and get someone to open the door so they can get access to the room. That's one of the things stressed every year during scenario training. You never open the door for any reason. When it is safe, the police will enter the room themselves with keys they have gotten. You don't open the door for distress calls from students or staff and you don't open the door to anyone identifying as a police officer.

    • @Jaknize1
      @Jaknize1 Рік тому +7

      @@foxisglee The other possibility is that the shooter is trying to use him to gain access to the room. So she either opens the door and book the shooter is right behind the kid or the shooter is nearby and in the few second it takes her to open the door, let the kid in and lock it, the shooter manages to get their foot in or something.

  • @eg1197
    @eg1197 4 роки тому +37

    This was well done. Sad that school has to prep for this. In my time we had the fire drill.

    • @mymixedbiscuit9159
      @mymixedbiscuit9159 Рік тому

      when was your time?

    • @Msmary98-98
      @Msmary98-98 6 місяців тому

      Probably when my time was cause that’s all we had as well… were fire drills

  • @msbree1989
    @msbree1989 2 місяці тому +2

    Simon was the shooter and was upset at her, she was next

  • @rilakumma
    @rilakumma Місяць тому +2

    OHH I GET IT SIMON WAS THE ACTUAL SHOOTER AND HE WAS THE ONE IN THE CAFETERIA BECAUSE THE DUDE GOT THEM MIXED UP BECASE IF U SEE THE ORANGE TIP ON THE GUN TO THE FIRST SHOOTER WITH THE MASK THAT ONES THE FAKE ONE

  • @Polkavona
    @Polkavona Рік тому +6

    Im pretty sure this is why teachers never told us about lock down drills specifically... that they had to be a surprise for everyone:(

  • @HadenGregory
    @HadenGregory 3 місяці тому +2

    I think it's made clear that Simon wasn't the shooter, because when he pounds on the door at the end he can see that Miss Walker is right on the other side. If Simon had a gun, he could've just shot her through the door as revenge for missing the quiz. In this video we see a teacher be basically heartless, failing a student because his father has mental illness and took him out of school unexpectedly. Then, when the same student is being chased by a school shooter, she doesn't let him in the room to safety. I understand why people think that Simon is the shooter, but it doesn't make sense. If he wanted revenge on Miss Walker, he could've done it without the door opening. He was scared and wanted help.

  • @travontoussiant3294
    @travontoussiant3294 3 роки тому +9

    Love it, well directed.

  • @Makncheeze.
    @Makncheeze. Рік тому +6

    I want a part 2 that was intense.

  • @jamirick13
    @jamirick13 Рік тому +3

    As part of the first generation that did school drills for earthquakes, disasters, etc. I f*€king hated those drills…. Now as an adult, I hate we do active shooter training. I do not want my niece going through this. Good film!

  • @larryscott3982
    @larryscott3982 4 роки тому +7

    Part two !!!
    Can’t let that go

  • @ezeas.5832
    @ezeas.5832 3 роки тому +44

    This entire thing was really good. The only complaint I have was that it showed the orange tip on the gun. It could've been a lot more realistic. But it was amazing overall

    • @_mark_3814
      @_mark_3814 Рік тому +35

      That was the fake shooter, then the teacher was confused when the comma said the shooter was immediately somewhere else

    • @dpdfpdffgp
      @dpdfpdffgp Рік тому +5

      The real one was at the cafeteria, they knew this was a drill

  • @snowyrl4002
    @snowyrl4002 3 роки тому +300

    POV: your here from the TikTok comment that says the name of the vid

  • @EggnogonthebogProductions
    @EggnogonthebogProductions 4 роки тому +26

    This was well filmed.

  • @imaadi....
    @imaadi.... Рік тому +5

    I'm being watching these videos just to see how I'd survive this type of stuff

  • @CCOT_GD_
    @CCOT_GD_ Рік тому +17

    i wish i had a drama team that was good as this!

    • @mymixedbiscuit9159
      @mymixedbiscuit9159 Рік тому +1

      wait are u a teacher

    • @CCOT_GD_
      @CCOT_GD_ Рік тому +1

      @@mymixedbiscuit9159 nah Just a random sophomore who's bored

  • @Msmary98-98
    @Msmary98-98 Рік тому +8

    This was so intense... I would not have wanted to be a part of that drill

  • @luheartsjx
    @luheartsjx 25 днів тому +1

    bro I’m watching this at 12am and it gave me CHILLS

  • @proudmother542
    @proudmother542 Рік тому

    Need another part to this I loved it

  • @mikaelafox6106
    @mikaelafox6106 Рік тому +13

    This would make for a fantastic actual movie. Everyone complaining about the orange tip on the gun. What if that’s the kid who wanted to retake the test who was denied, and he put an orange tip on the gun to make everyone _think_ it was a fake gun?

    • @notsheepish8304
      @notsheepish8304 Рік тому +1

      Yes, finally, someone who gets it!

    • @dpdfpdffgp
      @dpdfpdffgp Рік тому

      I think that's just the fake shooter, the one from drama or something, the real shooter was in the cafeteria, or maybe there's more shooters, idk

    • @teenagetoddler
      @teenagetoddler Місяць тому

      Yeah I've seen some other people point this out, but some shooters were fake (volunteers for the drill) and at least one was using the confusion to their advantage as the actual shooter

  • @LemonLymans
    @LemonLymans Місяць тому +2

    Roses are red
    Cacti are prickly
    Holy sh1t that escalated quickly

  • @Itsmehanna231
    @Itsmehanna231 29 днів тому +1

    THIS ISN EVERYBODY FEAR KIDS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS

  • @thatoneannoyingstring5251
    @thatoneannoyingstring5251 3 роки тому +29

    Ah yes, the teacher could totally not tell the gun wasn't real by the bright orange tip on the barrel. Ah yes.

    • @_mark_3814
      @_mark_3814 Рік тому +34

      That was the fake shooter, then the teacher was confused when the communications said the shooter was immediately somewhere else

    • @karlawagner2886
      @karlawagner2886 Рік тому +8

      Maybe the orange part was there to make it look like a fake

    • @bignoseman3031
      @bignoseman3031 Рік тому +3

      that’s the fake shooter, the real shooter is In the cafeteria

  • @scotunmuz6815
    @scotunmuz6815 Місяць тому +2

    What a great short drama! I looked up Julianne's IMDB, hoping that this had been expanded into a feature, but she only seems to do shorts 😞

  • @kiahhc1926
    @kiahhc1926 Рік тому

    I wish they wouldve added the news playing at the end to really send off this message! I would’ve been scared as hell

  • @GlenNigelMatthews
    @GlenNigelMatthews 4 роки тому +17

    Good film with excellent tension. Lackluster ending though.

  • @toastnstuff1996
    @toastnstuff1996 Рік тому +2

    The kid literally admitted that his dad abuses him and you blow him off......

  • @teenagetoddler
    @teenagetoddler Місяць тому +1

    I like how the description talks about this being less about a school shooting and more about the dangers of sticking strictly to a planned schedule and assuming in scenarios like this that it's just a drill. We had the reverse of this happen this year at my school. One day, when there was no drill scheduled, the fire alarms started to go off. But most of our teachers wouldn't let us leave because "there's no fire drill today". They stood around talking to each other trying to find out what was going on while we all just sat there. I couldn't help but wonder-- if we're not gonna take the *real* things seriously because "it's not in the schedule", then why in the heck are we even "practicing"? Because apparently we're all just gonna die in the fire (or other disaster) anyways cuz "that's impossible! no drill was planned today!" 💀 famous last words. I guess we can just hope any real emergencies just so happen to happen on a drill day at the planned time of the drill, cuz otherwise we're sitting ducks 🤷‍♀️
    Edit: Forgot to mention, but as you probably guessed, it was a false alarm. Someone burnt popcorn in the microwave in the cafeteria.

  • @meka8953
    @meka8953 Рік тому +4

    EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A DRILL IT'S HEARTBREAKING TO KNOW THAT WHEN THEY HAVE THEIR DOORS LOCKED THAT THEY CANNOT OPEN THEM😞😞😞😞

    • @blockediting3404
      @blockediting3404 Рік тому

      It’s not exactly the right thing. It could be the shooter trying to get in by tricking you. It is seriously way too dangerous to open the door and let them in, the shooter could be using them as bait to get in the room. Overall, if Simon wasn’t the shooter he would’ve prob ran the other direction , away from the shooter. This is just my take tho

    • @dpdfpdffgp
      @dpdfpdffgp Рік тому

      @spirals 73 and get your guts blown out

  • @he4rtsfor_c3lines
    @he4rtsfor_c3lines 3 роки тому +1

    This is amazing 🤩

  • @bleh329
    @bleh329 Рік тому +4

    Wow, this is intense. And so sad. Can't imagine a student or member or school staff having to do drills for shooters. Not here, at least. I wish you luck, Americans.

  • @Bandkstudios
    @Bandkstudios 18 днів тому

    I love how she was in the middle of a school shooting she just gets a phone calk from on of her fellow teachers and answers it

  • @Telkin_swap
    @Telkin_swap 23 дні тому +1

    Last time I checked I don’t remember the teacher having a walkie-talkie

  • @anonumosGirl
    @anonumosGirl Рік тому

    It should be a full length film😩

  • @tiny_gamergirl
    @tiny_gamergirl Рік тому +5

    I thought it was interesting they showed the nature of the teacher to sticking to rules like with the test. No matter the circumstances, she doesn't make special exceptions for anyone. In a way there is also similarities in the drill being a test that can't be made up or recovered bc when it's the real deal, everyone needs to b prepared. There's a parallel with the drill n the test. If they don't do well, no matter the excuse or circumstances, the lives cannot be recovered that r lost

  • @hadiali484
    @hadiali484 4 роки тому +7

    It's just a well crafted tension short and I didn't find it that deep like some people have said

  • @apizzathatgiantforthesimpl5191
    @apizzathatgiantforthesimpl5191 6 місяців тому +1

    I think not knowing if Simon is the shooter encapsulates the whole idea the movie is trying to say. At this point, in American society, shootings are are so common (as are drills) that it's impossible to tell the difference anymore. And it creates a trolley problem that everyday people are forced to handle but none of them can win. If she lets Simon in and he turns out to be the shooter, then she and the other students will die. If he's not the shooter, she was forced to risk a young boy's life. The point of the movie is that nobody should have to make these kinds of decisions in their everyday lives. Children shouldnt have to play dead in the blood of their friends. Teachers shouldn't have to teach students to hide under desk or to block the doors. But it happens all the time. There is no training or preparing for this that would ever make any of it okay.

  • @toastycomfyghosty1891
    @toastycomfyghosty1891 Рік тому +4

    ....so the real shooter waited for the drill, cause he knew the police would most likely not be called. Who Is thinking Simon is the shooter due to what the teach said?

  • @garam.grapes
    @garam.grapes Місяць тому

    This film is amazing. Had me coming back to the channel for more... Will subscribe.

  • @pinkystores9451
    @pinkystores9451 10 місяців тому

    Modern day, "Lady or the Tiger." Well done.

  • @tessajones9393
    @tessajones9393 Рік тому +1

    As an Australian who has never experienced this. I am scared watching.

  • @TodoDekuOTP
    @TodoDekuOTP Рік тому +2

    We never did this after school. The whole school did this during the school day. They’re leaving those Gen Z’s completely unprepared, uneducated and defenseless. We did the every 15 minutes don’t text don’t drive during school and active shooter during school. After school prepares no one.

  • @wolfie5499
    @wolfie5499 Рік тому +2

    I had a few drills in ms and hs (not shooter drills) that actually turned out to be real, but because everyone assumed it was a drill there was no organization or rush at all

  • @jupiterx9669
    @jupiterx9669 29 днів тому

    My stepdad became a resource officer to have something to do after he retired from swat and detective work. He told me he never realized how unprepared these schools are. Granted, hes significantly more trained than most resource officers and also more knowledgable due to the fact I am his daughter who is in turn a school shooting survivor. He catches teachers constantly not locking their doors and propping things open. He has been getting onto then for this issue for years.

  • @Axiomaticss
    @Axiomaticss 8 місяців тому +1

    6:24
    Even though I know it's just a video. That scream just made my heart skip a beat. It is so blood curdling and genuine for help before they get their life taken by bullets.

  • @ericjourdain892
    @ericjourdain892 4 роки тому +14

    I am all for this.
    Victims POV is and should ever be a fixture, especially when scarry doesn't mean exploitation.
    Sorry girls!

  • @karen_boomer8603
    @karen_boomer8603 3 роки тому +1

    I’m watching this the day before a school Intruder drill

  • @kadishangel1652
    @kadishangel1652 4 роки тому +1

    Just perfect

  • @laurendonlon2480
    @laurendonlon2480 3 місяці тому

    It shows that this school shootings can be very traumatic and I can’t bear to be at school and that happening to me. I’m so scared about that happening at my school

  • @Gr33n_applez
    @Gr33n_applez 3 години тому

    Omg the ending..the fear..

  • @nobleclozy9003
    @nobleclozy9003 Рік тому +4

    If that was me I would’ve definitely broken the window and run out

  • @dawsonray5927
    @dawsonray5927 Рік тому +2

    Yeah bro if I’m in a situation like that, like hell your getting my phone

  • @shelleyautry4917
    @shelleyautry4917 Місяць тому +1

    We had a drill like this they brought over the some kids from the high school since it was the beginning of year. They use the other half of the school to practice. I could hear the fake pop pop pops. I remember sitting on my closet freaking out and call my husband because it was all too real. I had doors on both sides of my classroom which meant to safe zone. Then I wonder if I can get all 35 kids in my little closet.