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Bully

The Independent Lens documentary Bully is an intimate, unflinching look at how bullying affects five kids and their families. Opening a window onto the pained lives of bullied kids, it documents the responses of adults to aggressive behaviors beyond “kids will be kids” clichés, capturing a growing movement to change how bullying is handled in schools, communities, and society.

Coming to Independent Lens: Bully

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The Independent Lens documentary Bully is an intimate, unflinching look at how bullying affects five kids and their families. Opening a window onto the pained lives of bullied kids, it documents the responses of adults to aggressive behaviors beyond “kids will be kids” clichés, capturing a growing movement to change how bullying is handled in schools, communities, and society.

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    Bully: Shake Hands

    S16 E1 - 2m 8s

    In this excerpt from the Independent Lens documentary Bully, an assistant principal tries to help mediate a running feud between two boys, forcing them to shake hands to let the disagreement drop. One boy has been verbally abused and threatened by the other boy and doesn’t buy that the problem will disappear.

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    Bully: Stand Up for the Silent

    S16 E1 - 48s

    In this excerpt from the Independent Lens documentary Bully, the father of a boy who had been bullied leads kids in anti-bullying rally, imploring them to “be the difference,” to seek out that new kid who is standing by himself and be his friend. “It starts right here, right now.”

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