Why would you plan an event to honor Ethan at a movie theater of all places?
It’s a valid question. Since Ethan’s death, movie theaters have become traumascapes – places that trigger anxiety and depression – for many people, myself included.
We are excited to announce that The Road We’ve Shared and The International Down Syndrome Coalition (IDSC) are hosting the first annual Ethan Saylor Memorial Film Festival!
When bad things happen to good people, we have two choices. 1) Get angry, condemn the perpetrator and move on. 2) Take a hard look at the systemic problems that allowed the perpetrator to get away with it in the first place and work to create change.