Bulletproof (2020 film)

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Bulletproof
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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. [1] [2] [3] 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.

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Awards and nominations

AwardYearCategoryRecipientResultRef.
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US2021Outstanding Achievement in Original Music ScoreTroy HerionNominated[ citation needed ]
Docville Best International DocumentaryTodd Chandler[ citation needed ]
Dokufest International Documentary and Short Film Festival 2020International Dox Award[ citation needed ]
Gimli Film Festival Grand Jury Prize[ citation needed ]
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival Emerging InternationalWon[ citation needed ]
Filmmaker Award[ citation needed ]
Best International DocumentaryNominated[ citation needed ]
Philadelphia Film Festival Best Documentary Feature[ citation needed ]
SXSW Film Festival SXSW Grand Jury Award[ citation needed ]

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References

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  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.