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''Gun Killers'' is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Jason Young and released in 2019. The film centres on John and Nancy Little, a married couple in rural
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who have retired as
blacksmith A blacksmith is a metalsmith who creates objects primarily from wrought iron or steel, but sometimes from #Other metals, other metals, by forging the metal, using tools to hammer, bend, and cut (cf. tinsmith). Blacksmiths produce objects such ...
s, but continue to work privately for the
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using their professional skills to melt confiscated illegal
gun A gun is a device that Propulsion, propels a projectile using pressure or explosive force. The projectiles are typically solid, but can also be pressurized liquid (e.g. in water guns or water cannon, cannons), or gas (e.g. light-gas gun). So ...
s. The film received a
Canadian Screen Award The Canadian Screen Awards () are awards given for artistic and technical merit in the film industry recognizing excellence in Canadian film, English-language television, and digital media ( web series) productions. Given annually by the Academy ...
nomination for Best Short Documentary at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020.Pat Mullen
"2020 Canadian Screen Award Nominees for Documentary"
. '' Point of View'', February 18, 2020.


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* 2019 films Canadian short documentary films National Film Board of Canada short films National Film Board of Canada documentaries 2010s English-language films 2010s Canadian films 2019 short documentary films English-language short documentary films {{2010s-Canada-documentary-film-stub