Words kill.
Be the change. Step out - speak up!
No more bullied to silence.
Coming in February 2012, Dr. Michele Borba and others have joined together to help educate and bring awareness to a deadly epidemic called bullying and cyberbullying.
“Bullied to Silence” is more than a feature documentary, as Michele Borba wrote, it’s a movement to, as Gandhi said, “… be the change you wish to see in the world.”
What can we expect from this film?
(WATCH THE TRAILER on the sidebar)
- Focuses exclusively on the physical and emotional impact of words stated in person or through cyber-bullying, including parents whose words tell their child that s/he is not accepted for who s/he is and from those who have been called every imaginable hateful or hurtful word.
Gives voice to those who have been bullied and allows them, and those close to them, to tell their own stories
- The last footage of Jamey Rodemeyer, 14, who took his own life as a result of the constant bullying.
- Letters written by and conversations with survivors including: Masika Bermudez, mother of Jaheem Herrera, 10; Brad DeVries, father of Bree, 14; Kevin Epling, father of Matt Epling, 14 and Veronica Winters-Everly, mother of McKenna, 13.
- Footage of Teen Lifeline, a peer suicide prevention hotline, including a phone call from a youth being bullied at school and rejected by her parents and a round-table discussion of the detriment of hateful words.
- The only US interview of Casey Heynis, 16, of Australia, who garnered You-Tube fame when he “snapped” after 4 years of being verbally bullied.
Provides hope and a path for change by not just focusing on the tragedies but on the triumphs and opportunities that result from joining forces and creating positive action
- Caleb Laieski, formerly bullied with anti-gay slurs and now a national activist against bullying including attendance at the White House Conference on Bullying and the LGBT Appreciation Day.
- Bridget Pettis, recently-retired Phoenix Mercury WNBA Assistant Coach, who discloses her personal story of being bullied and discusses her basketball program for bullied youth and how she, and we all, can inspire change.
- An exclusive interview with Brett Loewenstern, 16, Top 24 American Idol contestant who discloses being bullied and hospitalized, and his determination to overcome it and participate in American Idol. Brett’s new anti-bullying song is released in the film.
- Dozens of bullied youth from all walks of life, ethnicities, physical challenges, sexual orientations, communities and ages who share their stories of coming close to ending their lives and are now empowered to be the change.
- Youth, including by-standers and bullies themselves, writing and performing anti-bullying songs, dancing, creating art, and being activists to ensure anti-bullying policies in school districts in each state.
- Footage from the White House Anti-Bullying Conference including comments from President and First Lady Obama.
Get involved! Speak out! Be the change for our children.
No more Bullied to Silence!
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Sources and contributors: Michele Borba, Bullied to Silence
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