Name: The Bully Project: A year in the life of America’s bullying crisis
Genre: Documentary
Studio: The Weinstein Company
Release Date: Coming to a theatre near you on 3/30/2012
Description: This year, over 13 million American kids will be bullied, making it the most common form of violence young people in the U.S. experience. Directed by Sundance- and Emmy-award winning filmmaker, Lee Hirsch, Bully is a beautifully cinematic, character-driven documentary—at its heart are those with the most at stake and whose stories each represent a different facet of this bullying crisis.
Following five kids and families over the course of a school year, the film confronts bullying’s most tragic outcomes, including the stories of two families who’ve lost children to suicide and a mother who waits to learn the fate of her 14 –year-old daughter, incarcerated after bringing a gun on her school bus. With rare access to the Sioux City Community School District, the film also gives an intimate glimpse into school busses, classrooms, cafeterias and even principles offices, offering insight into the often-cruel world of children, as teachers, administrators and parents struggle to find answers.
While the stories examine the dire consequences of bullying, they also give testimony to the courage and strength of the victims of bullying and seek to inspire real changes in the way we deal with bullying as parents, teachers, children, and in society as a whole. Through the power of these stories, Bully aims to be a catalyst for change and to turn the tide on an epidemic of violence that has touched every community in the United States—and far beyond.
Genre: Documentary
Studio: The Weinstein Company
Release Date: Coming to a theatre near you on 3/30/2012
Description: This year, over 13 million American kids will be bullied, making it the most common form of violence young people in the U.S. experience. Directed by Sundance- and Emmy-award winning filmmaker, Lee Hirsch, Bully is a beautifully cinematic, character-driven documentary—at its heart are those with the most at stake and whose stories each represent a different facet of this bullying crisis.
Following five kids and families over the course of a school year, the film confronts bullying’s most tragic outcomes, including the stories of two families who’ve lost children to suicide and a mother who waits to learn the fate of her 14 –year-old daughter, incarcerated after bringing a gun on her school bus. With rare access to the Sioux City Community School District, the film also gives an intimate glimpse into school busses, classrooms, cafeterias and even principles offices, offering insight into the often-cruel world of children, as teachers, administrators and parents struggle to find answers.
While the stories examine the dire consequences of bullying, they also give testimony to the courage and strength of the victims of bullying and seek to inspire real changes in the way we deal with bullying as parents, teachers, children, and in society as a whole. Through the power of these stories, Bully aims to be a catalyst for change and to turn the tide on an epidemic of violence that has touched every community in the United States—and far beyond.
Starring:Alex, Kelby, Ja'Meya, Jackie,Philip, Barbara, David, Tina, Kirk, Laura, Bobby, Londa, Trey, Troy and Taryn
Director: Lee Hirsch
Producers: By Lee Hirsch & Cynthia Lowen
Website: http://www.bully-movie.net
Director: Lee Hirsch
Producers: By Lee Hirsch & Cynthia Lowen
Website: http://www.bully-movie.net
Awards:Winner - Conflict and Resolution Award, Hamptons International Film Festival 2011
Winner - Audience Award, Bergen International Film Festival, Norway 2011
Winner - Youth Jury Award, Bergen International Film Festival, Norway 2011
Official Selection - Tribeca Film Festival
Official Selection - Los Angeles Film Festival
Official Selection - HotDocs Film Festival, Canada
Official Selection - SilverDocs Film Festival
Official Selection - Zurich Film Festival, Switzerland
Official Selection - Bergen Film Festival, Norway
Official Selection - Hamptons International Film Festival
Official Selection - San Diego Film Festival
Official Selection - IDFA, Holland
Official Selection - Chicago Film Festival
Official Selection - Twin Cities Film Festival
Official Selection - Lone Star Film Festival
Official Selection - Philadelphia Film Festival
Winner - Audience Award, Bergen International Film Festival, Norway 2011
Winner - Youth Jury Award, Bergen International Film Festival, Norway 2011
Official Selection - Tribeca Film Festival
Official Selection - Los Angeles Film Festival
Official Selection - HotDocs Film Festival, Canada
Official Selection - SilverDocs Film Festival
Official Selection - Zurich Film Festival, Switzerland
Official Selection - Bergen Film Festival, Norway
Official Selection - Hamptons International Film Festival
Official Selection - San Diego Film Festival
Official Selection - IDFA, Holland
Official Selection - Chicago Film Festival
Official Selection - Twin Cities Film Festival
Official Selection - Lone Star Film Festival
Official Selection - Philadelphia Film Festival
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