GUN SHOW is a new thirty minute documentary directed by Richard Chisolm, released in 2020. 


After assembling mock assault rifles out of everyday found objects, sculptor David Hess goes on the road to explore America's obsession with guns. When ordinary citizens are allowed to handle these weapons, a fresh and meaningful dialogue results. Gun Show is a film about the power of art to advance a conversation on a subject of dire importance. The sculptures become ‘weapons of mass discussion.’               
"I'm striving to allow the pieces to be as neutral as possible. I think their value is in letting people have conversations on their own terms. From the start I decided the guns would definitely not be for sale. I felt strongly that selling them would distort my role and the meaning of the objects and that they have more power as a collection."   -David Hess