Brooklyn College Faculty Member Todd Chandler Creates Documentary Exploring Complexities

Press release from the Brooklyn College:

February 10, 2022

Bulletproof Independent Lens

Bulletproof premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Feb. 14.

premieres on PBS’s on Feb. 14.

Todd Chandler, a filmmaker and adjunct professor in the Department of Film, examines fear, violence, and the monetization of classroom safety in the age of mass shootings in his new documentary, Bulletproof.

Bulletproof

Chandler, who teaches postproduction and has been at Brooklyn College for six years, directed and co-produced the film, which takes a provocative look at what it means to feel safe in the classroom. It also explores the complexities of violence in schools by examining the strategies employed to prevent it.

Teaching in high schools and universities for more than15 years provided Chandler with a nuanced perspective and access to subjects ranging from frightened parents to skeptical school officials.

“I approached Bulletproof much as I do teaching,” Chandler says, “as a facilitator, posing questions and provoking analysis through the juxtaposition of ideas, stories, and relationships. The film is a meditation on fear, the militarization of schools, and what it means to be safe.”

This press release was produced by the Brooklyn College. The views expressed here are the author’s own.