This is nominally the story of Angeli Rose Gomez who ran into the Robb Elementary school in Uvalde Texas to get her kids out from the clutches of a mass shooter. They then handcuffed her when she tried to go back in. The film also deals with what the incident revealed, namely inequality in the school system and problems with Texas’ gun laws.
This is a good documentary with a lot on its mind. While Gomez’s story is the focal point the film is actually about a lot of other things such as the fact that the school is poorer and largely non-white meant that repairs to doors were not prioritized. It also shows how the community views the various segments. It’s a wide eyed look at our broken society. If you need to know how broken it all is consider that Gomez was arrested for trying to save her people.
I liked this film but I didn’t love it. While I love what the film is saying and the story it is telling, I found that the film never generated enough emotion to put it over. I should have been shaken to my core instead of just thinking that’s nice.
Lack of emotional punch aside, UVALDE MOM will give you a lot to think about and as such is recommended.
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