When We Were Bullies is a 2021 short documentary film written, directed, produced, and edited by Jay Rosenblatt.[2][3]
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Directed by | Jay Rosenblatt |
Written by | Jay Rosenblatt |
Produced by | Jay Rosenblatt |
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Edited by | Jay Rosenblatt |
Music by | Erik Ian Walker |
Animation by | Jeremy Rourke |
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Running time | 36 minutes |
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Language | English |
Summary edit
The director tries to track down his 5th-grade teacher[4] and remembers a bullying incident that he was part of[5] from 50 years ago (despite not interviewing the victim of said incident) alongside remembering his younger brother's death from colitis surgery.[6]
Release and reception edit
It premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival.[7] before airing on HBO March 30.[8][9]
The Washington Post called it "a deeply personal essay".[10]
Accolades edit
94th Academy Awards: Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) – nomination[11][12]
References edit
- ^ DOC NYC
- ^ The New Yorker
- ^ MUBI
- ^ Oscar-nominated 'When We Were Bullies' looks back in shame on 1965 schoolyard attack - The Times of Israel
- ^ 'When We Were Bullies' Director Returns to Playground - The New York Times
- ^ Palm Springs International Film Festival
- ^ "Complicity Comes in Many Forms": Jay Rosenblatt on His Sundance Short About Bullying, When We Were Bullies - Filmmaker Magazine
- ^ HBO to Air Oscar-Nominated 'When We Were Bullies' (TV News Roundup) - Variety
- ^ All Of It|WNYC
- ^ IN-PERSON Film Screening: WHEN WE WERE BULLIES - Museum of Tolerance
- ^ Oscars Nominations 2022 —— Full List of Nominees - Deadline
- ^ 2022|Oscars.org
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