HBO Documentary Films has released the poster (see below) and trailer (see above) for the Academy Award®-nominated documentary short, When We Were Bullies, from longtime HBO collaborator Jay Rosenblatt (HBO’s Phantom Limb, Human Remains).
When We Were Bullies begins with a mind boggling coincidence from 25 years ago, which ultimately leads filmmaker Jay Rosenblatt to track down his fifth grade class to see what they remember from a bullying incident that occurred 50 years ago. Weaving together a collage of archival material, found footage, stop-motion animation and interviews with classmates and a teacher from the time, the film is a highly personal look back at a Brooklyn schoolyard incident that had been obscured by the elusive nature of memory but had resonated for decades. In a playful yet poignant reflection, Rosenblatt begins to understand his complicity, his sense of shame and the shared nature of such incidents and their aftermath.
ABOUT THE FILM
- Genre: Documentary, Short
- Cast: Mark Athitakis, Ruth Bromberg, Wendy Newman, Jay Rosenblatt, Richard J. Silberg
- Director: Jay Rosenblatt
- Screenplay: Jay Rosenblatt
- Producers: Elena Filippini, Jay Rosenblatt, Stefano Tealdi
WHEN WE WERE BULLIES debuts on HBO on Wednesday, March 30 at 9:00-9:35 p.m. ET/PT
and will then be available to stream on HBO Max!
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