| The Bully Project | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Lee Hirsch |
| Produced by | Cynthia Lowen Lee Hirsch Cindy Waitt |
| Written by | Cynthia Lowen |
| Music by | Ion Furjanic Justin Rice Christian Rudder |
| Cinematography | Lee Hirsch |
| Editing by | Lindsay Utz Jenny Golden Enat Sidi |
| Distributed by | The Weinstein Company |
| Release date(s) | April 23, 2011 (Tribeca Film Festival) |
| Running time | 90 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Bully Project is a 2011 documentary film about bullying in U.S. schools. Directed by Lee Hirsch, the film follows the lives of five students who face bullying on a daily basis. The Bully Project premiered at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival.[1][2] It was also screened at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival[3] and the LA Film Festival.[4]
The Bully Project had its global premiere at Italy's Ischia Film Festival on July 17, 2011.[5]
The Bully Project was acquired by The Weinstein Company immediately after its premiere at Tribeca Film Festival.[6] The film will be released in U.S. theaters on March 9, 2012.[7]
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The film takes place over the 2009–2010 school year and follows students and their families from Texas, Mississippi, Georgia, Iowa and Oklahoma. It also covers the stories of Tyler Long and Ty Smalley, who committed suicide after being bullied.[8]
Director Lee Hirsch was a victim of bullying as a child and decided to make a documentary so that the hidden lives of bullied children would be brought into the open.[9] Hirsch approached the non-profit organization Fractured Atlas which gave him partial funding for the film. Significant additional funding was provided by Sundance Institute Documentary Fund, The Fledgling Fund, BeCause Foundation and Gravity Films.[10] The film's music was composed by Ion Michael Furjanic (former member of the band Force Theory) and indie band Bishop Allen.[11]