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2020 American film
Bulletproof
Poster
Directed byTodd Chandler
Produced by
  • Todd Chandler
  • Danielle Varga
CinematographyEmily Topper
Edited byTodd Chandler, Shannon Kennedy
Music byTroy Herion
Release date
  • 2020 (2020)
CountryUnited States

Bulletproof is a 2020 American documentary film directed by Todd Chandler, produced by Danielle Varga, and edited by Todd Chandler and Shannon Kennedy. The film explores the culture of fear that has developed at schools as a response to the perceived threat of school shootings and the industry that has developed to market products to secure schools. Filmed in High Ridge, MO, Texas City, TX, La Marque, TX, East Palo Alto, CA, Commerce City, CO, Chicago, IL, Pittsburgh, PA, Washington DC, New York, NY, Los Angeles, CA, it was released June 21, 2020 in the United States.

Awards and nominations

Award Year Category Recipient Result Ref.
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US 2021 Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Score Troy Herion Nominated
Docville Best International Documentary Todd Chandler
Dokufest International Documentary and Short Film Festival 2020 International Dox Award
Gimli Film Festival Grand Jury Prize
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival Emerging International Won
Filmmaker Award
Best International Documentary Nominated
Philadelphia Film Festival Best Documentary Feature
SXSW Film Festival SXSW Grand Jury Award

References

  1. "Bulletproof Film Explores the "Dark Absurdism" of School Security". The74Million.org.
  2. "Bulletproof | Independent Lens". WKAR Public Media. February 8, 2022.
  3. Bugbee, Teo (October 28, 2021). "'Bulletproof' Review: Americans and Their Guns" – via NYTimes.com.

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