Bulletproof (2020)

Name: Bulletproof
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2020-05-28
Duration: 79 min
Rating: 8

Bulletproof (2020), directed by Todd Chandler.

05/28/2020 BR Documentary 1h 19m

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Synopsis

Bulletproof explores the complexities of violence in schools by looking at the strategies employed to prevent it. The film observes the longstanding rituals that take place in and around American schools: homecoming parades, basketball practice, morning announcements, and math class. Unfolding alongside these scenes are a collection of newer traditions: lockdown drills, teacher firearms training, metal detector screenings, and school safety trade shows. Bulletproof asks what these rituals reflect back at us, looking beyond immediate causes and responses to mass shootings in a cinematic meditation on the array of forces that shape the culture of violence in the United States.

Emily TopperCinematography
Todd ChandlerDirector, Editing
Shannon KennedyEditing
Danielle VargaProducer

About the film

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.

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External links

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Bulletproof at IMDb

Text from Bulletproof (2020 film) on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulletproof_(2020_film)

Trivia

It premiered on May 28, 2020, a Thursday.
It runs 1h19 — short for a feature film.
This film's quiz has 6 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosWalking Productions, ITVS, Independent Lens, Field of Vision, Ford Foundation / JustFilms, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Doc Society
CountriesUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
StatusReleased

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Crew

Emily Topper Cinematography
Todd Chandler Director
Shannon Kennedy Editing
Todd Chandler Editing
Danielle Varga Producer

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What is Bulletproof about?

Bulletproof: Bulletproof explores the complexities of violence in schools by looking at the strategies employed to prevent it. The film observes the longstanding rituals that take place in and around American schools: homecoming parades, basketball practice, morning announcements, and math class. Unfolding alongside these scenes a…

Who directed Bulletproof?

Bulletproof was directed by Todd Chandler in 2020.

How long is Bulletproof?

Bulletproof runs for 79 minutes, or 1h19.