To a Safer Place
IMDb ID: tt0371325 · Rating: 7.1 (17 votes)
Genres: Documentary
A victim of child abuse visits her family to heal the trauma she and her siblings experienced at the hands of their abusive father.
Shirley Turcotte
Gloria Demers
IMDb Details
Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesCanada: To a Safer Place (English)Runtime58 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews1Critic Reviews0Countries / RegionsCanadaLanguagesEnglishKeywordshistory of child abuse
runaway teenage girl
father daughter sex
oral sex
reading a book to a childProduction CompaniesNational Film Board of Canada (NFB)
Studio DOfficial SitesNFB - https://www.nfb.ca/film/to_a_safer_place/IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0371325/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0371325.jpgUpdated At2025-09-26T03:56:23
runaway teenage girl
father daughter sex
oral sex
reading a book to a childProduction CompaniesNational Film Board of Canada (NFB)
Studio DOfficial SitesNFB - https://www.nfb.ca/film/to_a_safer_place/IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0371325/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0371325.jpgUpdated At2025-09-26T03:56:23
Stars
Directors
Beverly Shaffer
Shirley Turcotte
Shirley Turcotte
Full Cast & Crew
[Cast Group]
Actor: Shirley Turcotte | Character: Self, Narration
Actor: Gloria Demers | Character: Narration
[Directors Group]
Name: Beverly Shaffer | Role: Director
Name: Shirley Turcotte | Role: Director
[Producers Group]
Name: Rina Fraticelli | Role: Producer
Name: Barbara Janes | Role: Producer
Name: Gerry Rogers | Role: Producer
Name: Beverly Shaffer | Role: Producer
Name: Kathleen Shannon | Role: Producer
Name: Ginny Stikeman | Role: Producer
[Music Group]
Name: Loreena McKennitt | Role: Composer
[Cinematography Group]
Name: Joan Hutton | Role: Cinematographer
[Editing Group]
Name: Sidonie Kerr | Role: Editor
[Assistant Directors]
Name: Barbara Doran | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Sidonie Kerr | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
[Sound Department]
Name: André Galbrand | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jean-Pierre Joutel | Role: Sound Department
Name: Danuta Klis | Role: Sound Department
Name: Vital Millette | Role: Sound Department
Name: Lorna Rasmussen | Role: Sound Department
Name: Aerlyn Weissman | Role: Sound Department
[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Gillian Stokvis | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
[Location Management]
Name: Barbara Doran | Role: Location Management
[Music Department]
Name: Julian Olson | Role: Music Department
[Additional Crew]
Name: Gisèle Guilbault | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sophie T. Lindsay | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Maureen McEvoy | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Louise Pichette | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Linda Paris Quillinan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Val Teodori | Role: Additional Crew
[Thanks]
Name: Anne Henderson | Role: Thanks
Actor: Shirley Turcotte | Character: Self, Narration
Actor: Gloria Demers | Character: Narration
[Directors Group]
Name: Beverly Shaffer | Role: Director
Name: Shirley Turcotte | Role: Director
[Producers Group]
Name: Rina Fraticelli | Role: Producer
Name: Barbara Janes | Role: Producer
Name: Gerry Rogers | Role: Producer
Name: Beverly Shaffer | Role: Producer
Name: Kathleen Shannon | Role: Producer
Name: Ginny Stikeman | Role: Producer
[Music Group]
Name: Loreena McKennitt | Role: Composer
[Cinematography Group]
Name: Joan Hutton | Role: Cinematographer
[Editing Group]
Name: Sidonie Kerr | Role: Editor
[Assistant Directors]
Name: Barbara Doran | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Sidonie Kerr | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
[Sound Department]
Name: André Galbrand | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jean-Pierre Joutel | Role: Sound Department
Name: Danuta Klis | Role: Sound Department
Name: Vital Millette | Role: Sound Department
Name: Lorna Rasmussen | Role: Sound Department
Name: Aerlyn Weissman | Role: Sound Department
[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Gillian Stokvis | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
[Location Management]
Name: Barbara Doran | Role: Location Management
[Music Department]
Name: Julian Olson | Role: Music Department
[Additional Crew]
Name: Gisèle Guilbault | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sophie T. Lindsay | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Maureen McEvoy | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Louise Pichette | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Linda Paris Quillinan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Val Teodori | Role: Additional Crew
[Thanks]
Name: Anne Henderson | Role: Thanks
Trailers
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Release Schedule
No release dates listed on IMDb.
Awards
Winner | 1988 | American Film Festival | Blue Ribbon Award | Documentary | Beverly Shaffer, Shirley Turcotte, To a Safer Place
Winner | 1988 | Columbus International Film and Animation Film Festival | Chris Award | Documentary | Shirley Turcotte, Beverly Shaffer, To a Safer Place
Winner | 1988 | National Educational Media Network, USA | Crystal Apple | Documentary | Beverly Shaffer, Shirley Turcotte, To a Safer Place
Winner | 1988 | American Film Festival | Emily Award | Documentary | Shirley Turcotte, Beverly Shaffer, To a Safer Place
Winner | 1988 | Columbus International Film and Animation Film Festival | Chris Award | Documentary | Shirley Turcotte, Beverly Shaffer, To a Safer Place
Winner | 1988 | National Educational Media Network, USA | Crystal Apple | Documentary | Beverly Shaffer, Shirley Turcotte, To a Safer Place
Winner | 1988 | American Film Festival | Emily Award | Documentary | Shirley Turcotte, Beverly Shaffer, To a Safer Place
Box Office
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