Safety

Directed by	Fabrice Joubert
Written by	Fabrice Joubert
Based on	Short story by Lydia Fitzpatrick
Produced by	Fabrice Joubert Samuel François-Steininger
Starring	Rob Nagle, Garrison Griffith, Gattlin Griffith, Marie Mouté
Edited by	Lisa Shaw Phillips
Music by	Mathieu Alvado
Distributed by	Composite Films
Release date	May 27, 2019 (2019-05-27) (Krakow Film Festival)
Running time	14 minutes
Countries	USA, France

Safety is a live action short film directed by Fabrice Joubert and produced by Easter Moon Films & Composite Films, based on the short story Safety written by Lydia Fitzpatrick, about a school shooting in America. Engaged against gun violence^[1]^[2] the film has been presented and won awards in a number of festivals including at L.A. Film Awards, Lift-Off Los Angeles, Peak City Film Festival and Miami Short Film Festival.^[3]

Plot

In a small-town elementary school, 8-year-old Michael lies on the cold gym floor, stretching with the rest of his class. Suddenly the class hears the sound of a gunshot nearby. As they rush to seek refuge in their gym teacher’s office, Michael senses something familiar about the shooter and makes a daring move, altering both of their lives forever.

Awards

Year	Presenter/Festival	Award/Category	Status
2019	Peak City International Film Festival	"Best Director - Short Film"	Won
	L.A. Film Awards	"Best Drama, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Child Actor, Best Score"	Won
	Lift-Off Los Angeles	"Best Short Film"	Won
	Short shorts Film Festival	"Jury Prize"	Nominated
	Rhode Island International Film Festival	"Best Short Film"	Nominated
	Krakow Film Festival	"Best Short Fiction Film"	Nominated

References

External links

School shootings in the United States

Prior to 2000
(full list)

1760s	Enoch Brown school massacre (1764)
1960s	University of Texas (1966) Rose-Mar College of Beauty (1966)
1970s	Kent State University (1970) Jackson State University (1970) Olean High School (1974) Computer Learning Center (1976) California State University, Fullerton (1976) Cleveland Elementary School (1979)
1980s	49th Street Elementary School (1984) Cokeville Elementary School (1986) Hubbard Woods Elementary School (1988) Oakland Elementary School (1988) Cleveland Elementary School (1989)
1990s	University of Iowa (1991) Lindhurst High School (1992) Bard College at Simon's Rock (1992) East Carter High School (1993) Wickliffe Middle School (1994) Blackville–Hilda High School (1995) Richland High School (1995) Frontier Middle School (1996) San Diego State University (1996) Bethel Regional High School (1997) Pearl High School (1997) Heath High School (1997) Westside Middle School (1998) Parker Middle School (1998) Thurston High School (1998) Columbine High School (1999)

2000 to present
(full list)

2000s	Buell Elementary School (2000) University of Arkansas (2000) Santana High School (2001) Appalachian School of Law (2002) John McDonogh High School (2003) Case Western Reserve University (2003) Rocori High School (2003) Red Lake Senior High School (2005) Campbell County High School (2005) Pine Middle School (2006) Platte Canyon High School (2006) Weston High School (2006) West Nickel Mines School (2006) Virginia Tech (2007) Delaware State University (2007) SuccessTech Academy (2007) Northern Illinois University (2008) E.O. Junior High School (2008) University of Central Arkansas (2008)
2010s	University of Alabama in Huntsville (2010) Chardon High School (2012) Oikos University (2012) Sandy Hook Elementary School (2012) Santa Monica College (2013) Sparks Middle School (2013) Marysville Pilchuck High School (2014) Umpqua Community College (2015) Northern Arizona University (2015) University of California, Los Angeles (2016) El Centro College (2016) Townville Elementary School (2016) North Park Elementary School (2017) Rancho Tehama Elementary School (2017) Aztec High School (2017) Marshall County High School (2018) Stoneman Douglas High School (2018) Santa Fe High School (2018) Noblesville West Middle School (2018) University of North Carolina at Charlotte (2019) STEM School Highlands Ranch (2019) Saugus High School (2019)
2020s	Oxford High School (2021) Liberty Point International Middle School (2022) East High School (2022) Robb Elementary School (2022) Rusdale High School (2022) Central Visual and Performing Arts High School (2022) University of Virginia (2022) Richneck Elementary School (2023) Michigan State University (2023) Covenant School (2023) Virginia Commonwealth University (2023) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2023) University of Nevada, Las Vegas (2023) Perry High School (2024) Ellen Ochoa Learning Center (2024)

In media

Film and television	Detention: The Siege at Johnson High (1997) Duck! The Carbine High Massacre (1999) Bang Bang You're Dead (2002) Bowling for Columbine (2002) Heart of America (2002) Home Room (2002) "Jimmy" (2002) Elephant (2003) Zero Day (2003) American Yearbook (2004) "Time Stands Still" (2004) The Only Way (2004) Dawn Anna (2005) All the Boys Love Mandy Lane (2006) American Gun (2006) State's Evidence (2006) The Life Before Her Eyes (2007) April Showers (2009) Beautiful Boy (2010) We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) Hello Herman (2012) Rudderless (2014) Sins of Our Youth (2014) The Cokeville Miracle (2015) I'm Not Ashamed (2016) "Dead Kids" (2018) Vox Lux (2018) Safety (2019) If Anything Happens I Love You (2020) Run Hide Fight (2020) The Fallout (2021) Mass (2021) Eric Larue (2023) The Graduates (upcoming)
Literature	Give a Boy a Gun (2000) Nobody Left to Hate (2001) No Easy Answers (2002) After (2003) Columbine (2009) Hate List (2009) "'No Way to Prevent This', Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens" (2014—) A Mother's Reckoning (2016)
Other	Pico's School (1999) Lullaby for Columbine (1999) Shoot (Hellblazer) (1999/2010) "The Nobodies" (2000) columbinus (2005) Super Columbine Massacre RPG! (2005) "Valentine's Day" (2013) The Library (2014)