The accomplishment of the director Todd Chandler is that he continues to find settings that demonstrate [the] eerie divide between the desire for security, and the extreme measures being taken by schools to achieve impregnability.
Read full articleOffers an upsetting look at the way that handgun sales and culture exert so much control over policy and procedure. But without the willingness to connect the dots, Chandler misses his shot at indicting America's culture of violence.
Read full article"Bulletproof" distinguishes itself from many other documentaries sharing its broad subject with its pointed focus on the cynical, profitable business of protection.
Read full articleWatching the final images of this powerful film, with kids just being themselves, reminds us the destination we all desire. Getting there, however, will prove difficult.
Read full articlestrong direction and smart editing by Todd Chandler (he is also a co-producer) elevate Bulletproof to one of the finest documentaries of the year.
Read full articleSecurity and education overlap uncomfortably in Todd Chandler's Bulletproof, a sober and sobering documentary on the ways in which mass shootings in American schools have impacted all those who use them.
Read full articleBulletproof meshes the mundane rituals of school life with more recent preventative measures introduced to tackle potential incidents.
Read full articleA smartly conceived look at the first generation of students to prepare for mass shootings and how fear of them has been commoditized.
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