When We Were Bullies is a 2021 short documentary film written, directed, produced, and edited by Jay Rosenblatt.The New YorkerMUBI
Summary Rosenblatt tries to track down his fifth grade teacher, Oscar-nominated 'When We Were Bullies' looks back in shame on 1965 schoolyard attack - The Times of Israel and remembers a bullying incident that he was part of'When We Were Bullies' Director Returns to Playground - The New York Times 50 years ago (despite not interviewing the victim of said incident), alongside remembering his younger brother's death from colitis surgery.Palm Springs International Film Festival
Release and reception It premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival."Complicity Comes in Many Forms": Jay Rosenblatt on His Sundance Short About Bullying, When We Were Bullies - Filmmaker Magazine before airing on HBO March 30. HBO to Air Oscar-Nominated 'When We Were Bullies' (TV News Roundup) - VarietyAll Of It|WNYC
The Washington Post called it "a deeply personal essay".IN-PERSON Film Screening: WHEN WE WERE BULLIES - Museum of Tolerance
Accolades 94th Academy Awards: Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) – nominationOscars Nominations 2022 —— Full List of Nominees - Deadline2022|Oscars.org
References
External links Official website When We Were Bulies on IMDb WNYC interview Official trailer Excerpt