A Safe Distance
1986•27m•8.0•Released
Documentary
The short documentary looks at some innovative approaches to providing services and accommodation for battered women in rural, northern, and Native communities. Filmed in Thompson and Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, and West Bay Reserve, Ontario, the film introduces the women who operate and use various types of accommodation such as transition houses, transition apartments, and safe houses. The shelter on West Bay Reserve is singled out as a project that was built by women for women to stand as a reminder that the Reserve will not tolerate violence against women. A Safe Distance is part of the The Next Step, a 3-film series about the services needed by and available to battered women.
Director
Tina Horne
Languages
English
Studio
ONF | NFB
Cast
Holly Dressel
Narrator (voice)
Michèle Magny
Narrator
Production
Company
ONF | NFB
Producer
Tina Horne
Producer
Gerry Rogers
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