# Death by Numbers

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{{Short description|2024 American short documentary film}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = Death by Numbers
| image          = Death by Numbers film poster.jpg
| caption        = Official poster
| director       = [Kim A. Snyder](/source/Kim_A._Snyder)
| screenplay     = Sam Fuentes
| producer       = {{Plainlist|
* Kim A. Snyder
* Janique L. Robillard 
* Maria Cuomo Cole}}
| starring       = {{Plainlist|	
* Sam Fuentes
* Ivy Schamis
 }}
| cinematography = {{Plainlist|
* Emily Topper 
* Paulius Kontijevas
* Derek Wiesehahn}}
| animator       = {{Plainlist|
* Dave Bradley 
* DJ Ferro, 
* Tim Pachua for Alkemy X}}
| editing        = {{Plainlist|
* Luis Alvarez y Alvarez 
* Galen Summer 
* Maria Gabriela Torres
* Zachary Obid}}
| music          = Ólafur Arnalds
| studio         = Cuomo Cole Productions
| distributor    = 
| released       = {{Film date|2024|10|5|[Hamptons](/source/Hamptons_International_Film_Festival)}}
| runtime        = 33 minutes
| country        = {{Plainlist|
* United States}}
| language       = English
| budget         = 
| gross          = 
}}

'''''Death by Numbers''''' is a 2024 American short [documentary film](/source/documentary_film) co-produced and directed by [Kim A. Snyder](/source/Kim_A._Snyder). The film, in which Sam, a survivor of the [2018 Parkland school shooting](/source/Parkland_high_school_shooting), confronts her assailant in a poetic journey to empowerment and features extensive footage from [the ensuing trial](/source/Nikolas_Cruz). It had its world premiere on October 5, 2024 at the [Hamptons International Film Festival](/source/Hamptons_International_Film_Festival), and was later screened at the [Woodstock Film Festival](/source/Woodstock_Film_Festival) on October 19. 

On January 23, 2025, it was nominated for the [Best Documentary Short Film](/source/Academy_Award_for_Best_Documentary_Short_Film) at the [97th Academy Awards](/source/97th_Academy_Awards).

==Cast==
* Sam Fuentes
* Ivy Schamis

==Release==
''Death by Numbers'' had its world premiere at the 32nd [Hamptons International Film Festival](/source/Hamptons_International_Film_Festival) on October 5, 2024.<ref name="dbn:rel">{{Cite web|url=https://awardsradar.com/2024/09/12/full-lineup-announced-for-the-2024-hamptons-international-festival/ |title= Full Lineup Announced for the 2024 Hamptons International Festival |date=September 12, 2024|access-date= January 12, 2025 |website= Awards Radar |language=en}}</ref><ref name="dbn:ar">{{Cite web |date=September 12, 2024 |title=32nd Hamptons International Film Festival Lineup Announced, Clarence Maclin (‘Sing Sing’) to Receive Breakthrough Performer Award |url=https://awardswatch.com/32nd-hamptons-international-film-festival-lineup-announced-clarence-maclin-sing-sing-to-receive-breakthrough-performer-award/ |access-date=January 12, 2025 |website=Awards Watch |language=en}}</ref>

On October 19, it was presented in the 25th [Woodstock Film Festival](/source/Woodstock_Film_Festival) as special event.<ref name="ws:dbnse">{{cite web |date=September 17, 2024 |title=Death By Numbers |url=https://woodstock2024.eventive.org/films/death-by-numbers-66b0d7696fb314002c0541fa |access-date=January 12, 2025 |work=[Woodstock Film Festival](/source/Woodstock_Film_Festival)}}</ref><ref name="ws:dbn">{{cite web |date=September 17, 2024 |title=Woodstock Film Festival Announces Lineup for 25th Edition, October 15 - October 20 |url=https://woodstockfilmfestival.org/wff25-lineup-announcement |access-date=January 12, 2025 |work=[Woodstock Film Festival](/source/Woodstock_Film_Festival)}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/09/25th-woodstock-film-festival-program-announcement-1236090157/ |title=25th Woodstock Film Festival Announces Lineup Featuring ‘Anora,’ ‘Blitz,’ Paul Shrader Tribute, ‘The Bibi Files,’ World, U.S. Premieres & More|first= Matthew |last=Carey |date= September 16, 2024|access-date=January 12, 2025 |website= [Deadline](/source/Deadline_Hollywood) |language=en}}</ref>

The film was showcased at the [Doc NYC](/source/Doc_NYC) on November 20, 2024 in the Short Caretakers programme.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.docnyc.net/film/shorts-caretakers/ |title= Short Caretakers |date=November 20, 2024|access-date= January 12, 2025 |website= [Doc NYC](/source/Doc_NYC) |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.docnyc.net/film/shorts-caretakers/death-by-numbers/ |title= Death by Numbers |date=November 20, 2024|access-date= January 12, 2025 |website= [Doc NYC](/source/Doc_NYC) |language=en}}</ref>

In December 2024, it was shortlisted for [Best Documentary Short Film](/source/Academy_Award_for_Best_Documentary_Short_Film) at the [97th Academy Awards](/source/97th_Academy_Awards), and was announced as a nominee in January 2025.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://press.oscars.org/news/97th-oscarsr-shortlists-10-award-categories-announced |title= 97th Oscars Shortlists in 10 Award Categories Announced |date=December 17, 2024|access-date= January 12, 2025 |website= [Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences](/source/Academy_of_Motion_Picture_Arts_and_Sciences) |language=en}}</ref><ref name="osc:hr">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/oscars-shortlists-full-list-movies-contenders-1236088489/ |title= Academy Unveils Shortlists in 10 Oscar Categories |author= Kimberly Nordyke, Beatrice Verhoeven |website= [The Hollywood Reporter](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter) |date= December 17, 2024 |access-date= January 12, 2025|lang=en}}</ref>

==Accolades==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col"| Award
! scope="col"| Date of ceremony
! scope="col"| Category
! scope="col"| Recipient(s)
! scope="col"| Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
! scope="row"| [Montclair Film Festival](/source/Montclair_Film)
| 27 October 2024
| Short Film Jury Awards
| rowspan=2|''Death by Numbers''
| {{Won}}
| align="center"|<ref name="award:ar">{{Cite web|url=https://awardsradar.com/2024/09/27/full-lineup-announced-for-the-2024-montclair-film-festival/ |title= Full Lineup Announced for the 2024 Montclair Film Festival |date=October 20, 2024|access-date= January 12, 2025 |website= Awards Radar |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/festivals/montclair-film-festival-2024-winners-1235060613/ |title= Montclair Film Festival Announces 2024 Winners: ‘All We Imagine as Light’ Takes Top Prize |first= Samantha|last= Bergeson |date=October 28, 2024|access-date= January 12, 2025 |website= [IndieWire](/source/IndieWire) |language=en}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [Academy Awards](/source/Academy_Awards)
||[March 2, 2025](/source/97th_Academy_Awards)
|[Best Documentary Short Film](/source/Academy_Award_for_Best_Documentary_Short_Film)
| {{nom}}
| align="center"|<ref name="nom:oscar">{{cite web |title=The 97th Academy Awards {{!}} (2025) |url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2025 |access-date=January 23, 2025 |publisher=[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences](/source/Academy_of_Motion_Picture_Arts_and_Sciences)}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Lewis |first=Hilary |date=January 23, 2025 |title=Oscars: Full List of Nominees |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2025-oscars-nominees-list-1236115626/ |access-date=January 23, 2025 |work=[The Hollywood Reporter](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter)}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [Aspen Shortsfest](/source/Aspen_Shortsfest)
| April 5, 2025
| Audience Award
| rowspan=2|''Death by Numbers''
| {{Won}}
|}

==See also==
* [Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film](/source/Academy_Award_for_Best_Documentary_Short_Film)
* [Submissions for Best Documentary Short Academy Award](/source/Submissions_for_Best_Documentary_Short_Academy_Award)
==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official|https://deathbynumbersthefilm.com/}}
* {{IMDb title|tt33385063}}
* [https://www.lonestarlive.com/news/2024/10/parkland-shooting-survivor-tells-her-own-story-in-death-by-numbers-documentary.html ''Death by Numbers''] on LoneStar
* [https://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/-death-by-numbers-follows-parkland-shooting-survivor-s-journey-228576837686 ''Death by Numbers''] on [MSNBC](/source/MSNBC)
* [https://www.indieshortsmag.com/reviews/2025/02/death-by-numbers-parkland-massacre-docu-that-knows-whats-more-important/ Death by Numbers] at Indie Shorts Mag

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