On 12 June last
year, a gunman opened fired in gay nightclub Pulse in Orlando, Florida.
He killed 49
people and wounded 53; it was the deadliest mass shooting – and the deadliest
incident of violence against LGBTI people – in US history.
We are observing the first anniversary of the Orlando shooting.
Naturally, and
rightfully, there will be plenty of tributes across all social media.
Filmmaker
Michael Korte is among the first to release his tribute and you’ll better have
some tissues ready.
‘We sing for
Pulse. We sing for Orlando,’ he said in a statement.
‘We sing for
you. We sing as one. We will not be silenced.’
Korte chose a
simple tune for his tribute: You Will Be Found, from current hit musical Dear
Evan Hansen.
And the lyrics and message are
so fitting, especially considering how the LGBTI community came together
straight after the attack.
Even when the
dark comes crashing through, when you need a friend to carry you,’ they sing.
‘When you’re
broken on the ground – you will be found.’
The musical
tells the story of Evan Hansen, a lonely teenager living with anxiety. His life
turns around after a kid at his school kills himself and Evan worms his way
into the grieving family by pretending they were best friends.
You Will Be
Found marks a turning point in his story, when Evan suddenly feels like he
finally has a place where he belongs.
Korte has
already mashed up a number of Broadway musicals with famous popstars’ songs –
think Lady Gaga meets Rent, or Hamilton meets Beyoncé – in the past.
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