NOWATA, OKLAHOMA
The Nowata Fire Department recently completed a two-day mock accident exercise at Nowata High School as part of their facilitation of the Every 15 Minutes program for our community.
To accompany the in-person activities of this year's program, the fire department wanted to create a long-term educational impact tool that could be used year round throughout our community and across American hometown communities just like ours.
So, they commissioned a short film to be directed and produced by Anthony William Tucker and his team at Tucker Digital. The end result of the collaboration is this new short film, Impaired Driving. The film provides a realistic perspective to the scenes and emotions of those impacted by the actions of the impaired driver, including the driver themselves.
Furthermore, the short film provides viewers the heart pounding perspective of the unimaginable moments for the families who deal with the grief and next steps after losing a loved one.
The short film and the associated "plan for impaired moments" challenge seeks to assist educators and parents in navigating the difficult conversation about impaired driving consequences with the youth in their lives.
The facilitation of the two-day mock accident exercise and the production of this short film would not have been possible without the fellow first responders at partner agencies in the area, Nowata Public Schools, the team at the Nowata County Courthouse, Benjamin Funeral Services, Ascension St. John Nowata, and the countless volunteers and actors who stepped up to serve the project.
Please visit https://impaireddriver.org to learn more about the short film, the "plan for impaired moments" challenge, and how to connect with the director behind the short film.
This short film was proudly filmed in the City of Nowata, an Oklahoma Certified Film Friendly Community.