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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 |
When We Were Bullies is a 2021 short documentary film written, directed, produced, and edited by Jay Rosenblatt.[2][3]
Summary
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
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
94th Academy Awards: Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) – nomination[11][12]
References
- ↑ 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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