Bully Screening at The Campus Theatre

By Katy K -



 
 
We are pleased to annouce that the film BULLY will be shown at the Campus Theatre in Lewisburg.  This event is sponsored by Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Susquehanna Valley.  The film will be showing Friday, Sept. 21st at 8:30pm, Saturday, Sept. 22nd at 8:00pm, Sunday, Sept. 23rd at 2:00 and 5:30 pm. 

"Over 13 million American kids will be bullied this year, making it the most common form of violence experienced by young people in the nation. The new documentary film BULLY, directed by Sundance and Emmy-award winning filmmaker, Lee Hirsch, brings human scale to this startling statistic, offering an intimate, unflinching look at how bullying has touched five kids and their families."
(from  http://thebullyproject.com/indexflash.html#/story)

You may remember in late February, there was outcry when this film received a NC-17 rating, then it was downgraded to R, and currently has a PG-13 rating.  Critics were upset because part of the intended audience (high and middle school students) would not have access to the film.

The showing at 2:00pm on Sunday, September 23rd will include a panel discussion and talkback.  This will be led by Dr. Sharlene Gilman of Penn State-Harrisburg, with Harvey Edwards of the Tolerance Troupe,  our own Diann Baxley, CEO of Transitions and Cindy Peltier of CARE.

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