AWARDS / NOMINATIONS
Best Canadian Independent Feature, 2000 (Vancouver Critics Circle)
Best Canadian First Feature, 2000 (Victoria Indie Film & Video Festival)
Runner-up, Best Canadian Indie Feature w/o US Dist., 2000 (Indie Wire)
Silver Platter, Festival Int. de Cinema (Figuera da Foz, Portugal) 2001
Runner-up, Best Film, (Ourense International Film Festival, Spain) 2001
Best Actress, (Ourense International Film Festival, Spain) 2001
Genie Nomination - Jillian Fargey - Best Lead Actress, 2001
Leo Nominations, nine in total - various categories - 2000
EXHIBITIONS
National Theatrical Release - Vancouver, Montreal, Toronto, Victoria (2001)
Montreal World Film Festival, 2000 (official competition)
Vancouver International Film Festival, 2000 (opening Canadian film)
Victoria International Film and Video Festival, 2001
Local Heroes, Edmonton, Alberta, 2001
Moving Images, (various cities across Canada) 2001
Florida Film Festival, Orlando, Florida, 2001
Festival International de Cinema, Figuera da Foz. Portugal, 2001
Hawaii International Film Festival, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2001
Northwest Film and Video Festival, Portland, Oregon, 2001
Ourense International Film Festival, Spain, 2001
The London Screenings, London, U.K. 2001
Ljubliana International Film Festival, Ljubliana, Slovenia, 2001
International Film Festival of Bombay, Bombay, India, 2001
Calcutta Film Festival, Calcutta, India, 2001
Semaine du Cinéma Canadien, Dakar, Senegal, 2003
Protection is the story of Jane, a child protection social worker on the verge of burnout, and Betty, a heroin addicted mother of two children. Jane fears Betty’s boyfriend might be abusing the children. As she investigates she discovers a loving mother who has lost control of her life. This is a world of life and death choices - but it is not a false black and white world - and Jane is faced with the ultimate decision of whether or not to take away Betty’s kids.
Although it is a fictional narrative, Protection is grounded in the real life experiences of former social worker and writer / director Bruce Spangler’s own harrowing experiences on the front lines of child abuse investigation.
BROADCASTS
The Movie Network (2002)
Movie Central (2002)
City-TV (2004-08)
Bravo (2005-08)
