Agency - English program:.Studio D. Agency:.Produced by the National Film Board of Canada in collaboration with the Federal Women's Film Program. Study guide available.

Director, Tina Horne ; producer, Gerry Rogers, Tina Horne ; executive producer, Kathleen Shannon ; cinematography, Zoe Dirse ; sound, Norma Denys ; editing, Sidonie Kerr ; sound editing, Jackie Newell ; re-recording, Hans Peter Strobl ; music, Judith Gruber-Stitzer.

Narrator, Holly Dressel.

Recorded 1986.

A Safe Distance is part of the series The Next Step, which examines the services needed by and available to battered women. The film 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. The film emphasizes the urgent need for trained staff, adequate funding, and ongoing programs.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-08-10).