Political hot topics have often been the perfect fodder for documentary filmmakers, which is why we've seen so many films about war, our environment, the economic collapse and the government. Lee Hirsch's Bully , which premiered at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival as "The Bully Project," takes a look at a topic that's been around for ages but only recently has become a huge national issue. If you can't figure it out from the title, it deals with the subject of bullying in schools and what it can lead to, including teen suicide.
Over the course of a single year, Hirsch followed a couple of teens who were being bullied at their school in Sioux City, Iowa, 12-year-old Alex and 16-year-old lesbian Kelby, as well as spending time with the families whose kids committed suicide...
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