R.I.P. T-Shirts takes an intimate look at gun violence, and the aftermath it has on young teenagers, through the eyes of a T-shirt shop owner just outside Washington, D.C. Each day, families and friends of recently murdered young Black people visit Jonathan Robinson’s shop, commissioning wearable tributes to their loved ones.

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Filmmaker Kate Davis

Filmmaker David Heilbroner

Kate Davis and David Heilbroner are Academy Award nominees for TRAFFIC STOP (2018). They co-directed/co-produced THE NEWBURGH STING (Peabody Award), STONEWALL UPRISING (Peabody Award) THE CHESHIRE MURDERS for HBO, and SCOPES: THE BATTLE OVER AMERICA’S SOUL for The History Channel (Peabody Award). JOCKEY won an Emmy, SAY HER NAME: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF SANDRA BLAND won the Women’s Film Critics Circle, and the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Television Documentary.

Kate’s film SOUTHERN COMFORT won the The Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, The Berlin Film Fest Special Jury Award, First Prize at Hot Docs and Seattle Film Festival, and The Grierson Award in England.

Born in New York City and educated as an attorney, David Heilbroner worked as a musician and non-fiction author before turning to documentary filmmaking in the 1990s. His films have screened on television and in film festivals and theatres worldwide. David’s awards include an Oscar nomination (TRAFFIC STOP), NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Television Documentary (SAY HER NAME: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF SANDRA BLAND), Peabody Award, Emmy Nominee (THE NEWBURGH STING), Peabody Award (STONEWALL UPRISING), Series Emmy winner (SCOPES: THE BATTLE OVER AMERICA’S SOUL), and Emmy for Best Direction (JOCKEY). David is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and is married to filmmaker Kate Davis.