Peace in the Valley film looks at the family ramifications of a mass shooting. Peace In The Valley confines the ramifications to a single-family — specifically, how a mother picks up the pieces after an immense loss. Ashley (Brit Shaw), her husband John (Michael Abbott Jr.), and their son Jesse (William Samiri) take an innocent trip to the grocery store. Suddenly, a gunman enters, and while Ashley takes shelter in a storeroom, John goes to help and loses his life. Writer/director Tyler Riggs shows nothing jarring (the gunshots fuel enough anxiety), but the heaviness of John’s loss has a lasting presence throughout Peace In The Valley. This film is one you don’t want to miss at Viva Texas
