No real comment from me- but I know that there are those here who would appreciate this video.
"In the Hollow" hosted on Vimeo
It is a reenactment and interview with Claudia Brenner. It's not a video to watch lightly but isn't overly graphic either.
I was not aware of her subsequent involvement, advocacy and the implementation of nationwide protections and laws related to hate crimes "motivated by religion, race, ethnicity, or sexual orientation" to quote George Bush from the film. I am aware those laws help many people and help bring justice for those whom are beyond help.
Again not an incident I am very familiar with and sorry if this is insensitive to anyone. But it's uplifting to see that the general wisdom holds up even in such a tragic case...
'The trail; where even bad things turn out good.'
Video description-
In May 1988, girlfriends Claudia Brenner and Rebecca Wight were attacked while hiking the Appalachian Trail by a 'mountain man' named Stephen Roy Carr. IN THE HOLLOW tells the story of the shooting, Wight's death, and Brenner's desperate survival (and later transformation into an advocate for hate crime legislation in the U.S.) as she returns to the trail for the first time since the shooting.
The film combines documentary and narrative film elements, using the actual locations on the trail and dramatizations written by Claudia Brenner and director/screenwriter Austin Bunn based on her testimony. The film follows Brenner as she hikes the Appalachian Trail in search of the site of the shooting and path of her survival.