BEST DOCUMENTARY - BFI Future Film Festival | MULTICULTURAL AWARD NOMINEE - Yorkton Film Festival | BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT - CineFAM Film Festival
Female Safety in Urban Areas • Sexual Assault • Girlhood • Gender-based Violence
Date of Completion: 2021 | Run Time: 6 minutes | Language: English & Tagalog with English subtitles | Captions: Yes | Includes: Transcript | Director: Minerva Navasca | Producer: Brianne Harvie | Editor/Colorist/VFX: Eric Genier | Director of Photography: Samantha Stevenson | Sound Designer/Location Sound: Jessie Thompson | Composer: Juliette Jones
With concerned phone calls from friends and family, GUARDIANS walks the viewer through the psychological reality of a girl's nightly trip home. Discussions surrounding seemingly mundane choices are framed with a woman’s hyper-vigilant lens; bringing into question what the true price of safety is.
AWARDS
Best Documentary | BFI Future Film Festival
Multicultural Award Nominee | Yorkton Film Festival
Best Documentary Short | Vancouver Asian Film Festival
FESTIVALS
Nickel Independent Film Festival
CineYouth Film Festival
Belleville Downtown DocFest
CineFAM Film Festival
Regent Park Film Festival
Oakville Film Festival
Gimme Some Truth Film Festival