Seemingly disparate portraits of people -- among them a single mother, a high school principal, and an ace student -- Distinctly American -- all affected by the proliferation of guns in American society.

• Spirit Dance Entertainment
• IFC Films
• Forest Whitaker
• Marcia Gay Harden
• Donald Sutherland
• Lisa Long
• Chris Warren
• Amanda Seyfried
• Nikki Reed
• Tony Goldwyn