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