{"id":2189378,"date":"2025-12-06T16:20:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T16:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2189378"},"modified":"2025-12-06T16:20:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T16:20:06","slug":"i-thought-watching-netflixs-school-shooting-doc-would-feel-too-invasive-but-one-line-changed-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/i-thought-watching-netflixs-school-shooting-doc-would-feel-too-invasive-but-one-line-changed-that\/","title":{"rendered":"I Thought Watching Netflix&#8217;s School Shooting Doc Would Feel Too Invasive, But One Line Changed That"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.<\/i><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Credit: Netflix<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When I first heard about <em>All The Empty Rooms<\/em>, I was initially hesitant to give the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cinemablend.com\/streaming-news\/2025-netflix-movie-tv-show-release-dates\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:new Netflix original;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">new Netflix original<\/a> documentary a watch. I mean, I\u2019ve watched countless school shooting documentaries over the years, including everything from Oscar winners like <em>Bowling for Columbine<\/em> to more recent docs like <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/movies\/articles\/thought-alabama-solution-hbos-most-140400564.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:HBO\u2019s Thoughts &amp; Prayers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">HBO\u2019s <em>Thoughts &amp; Prayers<\/em><\/a>. But still, something about going into the bedrooms of the deceased kids made me feel like I was invading someone\u2019s privacy or something.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">However, I decided to give it a watch, something I\u2019m glad I did. Though I felt a little weird at times, Joshua Seftel\u2019s documentary about a CBS News correspondent and acclaimed photographer exploring loss and grief featured an interview with a father that changed all of that. Allow me to explain\u2026<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"The bedroom of a school shooting victim in All the Empty Rooms\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/QJioB2WQfi7t51nI_QH8iA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/cinemablend_388\/d766cfd8d2532eb1537de2fe0fc8ea4c\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Credit: Netflix<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">All The Empty Rooms Is One Of The Toughest Documentaries I\u2019ve Watched All Year<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">There have been so many emotional documentaries on the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/upcoming-movies-2025-movie-release-130453990.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:2025 movie schedule;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">2025 movie schedule<\/a>, and I\u2019ll put <em>All the Empty Rooms<\/em> near the top of that list. Despite being a little longer than 30 minutes, this exploration of the untouched bedrooms of multiple school shooting victims made me cry multiple times. From the stories of lives cut short at such a young age to interviews with parents talking about their sons and daughters who went to school one day and never came home, to the visible impact the venture had on CBS News correspondent Steve Hartman and photographer Lou Bopp, it was just one gut punch after another.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Incredibly poignant, breathtaking, and sobering, the short doc took me down a path I wasn\u2019t ready to explore, especially as I put myself in these grieving parents\u2019 shoes. Heartbreaking isn\u2019t a strong enough word to describe the experience.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Lou Bopp in All the Empty Rooms\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/tDWz136W5B4hS1Yb4RWBGA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/cinemablend_388\/a9bacd4ac32739f6aff04a8350f55e8f\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Credit: Netflix<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Despite Feeling Like An Invasive Tourist At First, An Interview With A Grieving Father Put It All Into Perspective<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">For the first few minutes of <em>All the Empty Rooms<\/em>, I felt like a tourist who was invading or exploiting a tragedy. That all changed when Charles Scruggs, whose 9-year-old daughter was one of three children killed in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/melissa-joan-hart-her-way-172816892.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:the Nashville school shooting;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">the Nashville school shooting<\/a>, opened up about why he and his wife kept their daughter\u2019s room preserved like a memorial:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"mb-4 border-l-2 pl-5 italic text-tertiary\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">I think the room helps because there&#8217;s a lot of moments where you want to be sad. Because the sadness is a part of connecting with her.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">That comment, along with Scruggs talking about how he wanted nothing more than to be able to see, touch, and smell his daughter again, changed it all. I no longer felt like I was snooping around, but instead walking side-by-side with this grieving father as he tried to find a way to keep his daughter\u2019s memory alive.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This was the case for all other parents interviewed throughout. Watching them all open up about their children\u2019s lives, wishes, desires, and the moment that cut that all short was extremely hard to endure, but I feel like a better, more empathetic person having experienced that.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">I cannot recommend <em>All the Empty Rooms<\/em> enough. If you have a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tech.yahoo.com\/streaming\/articles\/netflix-subscription-plans-price-included-174717448.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Netflix subscription;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Netflix subscription<\/a> and want to better understand grief and our desire to preserve the memories of loved ones, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/32-documentaries-least-90-fresh-203414337.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:this is a must;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">this is a must<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/shopping.yahoo.com\/rdlw?merchantId=2a170a1e-7e5c-4edd-b5dd-ea6d3bd9416a&amp;siteId=us-y4p&amp;pageId=1p-autolink&amp;contentUuid=2d22c906-8412-3b67-8a18-d24507a44b6a&amp;featureId=text-link&amp;merchantName=Netflix&amp;linkText=Stream+All+The+Empty+Rooms+on+Netflix.&amp;custData=eyJzb3VyY2VOYW1lIjoiV2ViLURlc2t0b3AtVmVyaXpvbiIsImxhbmRpbmdVcmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5uZXRmbGl4LmNvbS90aXRsZS84MjA1ODQ5NCIsInJlcXVlc3RJZCI6IjRjMGZhODljLTUxNjItNDI0OS1iNTIxLTJkMDk1YThlNTA3MCIsImNvbnRlbnRVdWlkIjoiMmQyMmM5MDYtODQxMi0zYjY3LThhMTgtZDI0NTA3YTQ0YjZhIiwib3JpZ2luYWxVcmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5uZXRmbGl4LmNvbS90aXRsZS84MjA1ODQ5NCJ9&amp;signature=AQAAAfldKvZRA4uvjJ5wXDuXBUU1NyKcj5rjpAOaJDDeM1PV&amp;gcReferrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2Ftitle%2F82058494&amp;spaceId=1197800334\" class=\"link  rapid-with-clickid etailiffa-link\" data-i13n=\"elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:Netflix;elmt:\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Stream All The Empty Rooms on Netflix.;elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:Netflix;elmt:;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\"><strong>Stream All The Empty Rooms on Netflix.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. 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