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BULLY – interview with Lee Hirsch

by GREG KING Bully is fascinating and disturbing fly-on-the-wall documentary from filmmaker Lee Hirsch (Amandla! A Revolution In Four Part Harmony, etc). It is an important film that explores the pervasive problem of bullying in American high schools and the effect that sustained physical and emotional abuse has on teenagers. Over 13 million kids will [...]

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BULLY

Reviewed by GREG KING Documentary Director: Lee Hirsch. Larry Clark’s 2001 drama Bully was a provocative, disturbing and controversial film about the corrosive effects of bullying and the innate cruelty of teens towards their peers. Not to be confused with that film, Bully is fascinating fly-on-the-wall documentary from filmmaker Lee Hirsch (Amandla! A Revolution In [...]

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MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2012

by GREG KING Last Updated August 13. The Melbourne International Film Festival runs from August 2 until August 19, and will screen over 300 features, documentaries and short films. There are several new Australian films premiering during the Festival. The opening night film is The Sapphires, Wayne Blair’s film about a group of aboriginal singers [...]

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