The response to Bully has been incredible, with much of it centering on one of the film’s most moving characters, Alex Libby. Since many viewers were worried about him and were understandably empathetic, we put together an update on where he is today.
After coming out as a teenager, Kelby was treated as a pariah in the small town of Tuttle, Oklahoma. In an exclusive interview in tandem with the PBS premiere of Bully, Kelby tells us what has changed in his world and in Oklahoma since the film was produced, and how the film has already changed many lives.
Watching Lee Hirsch’s film Bully, which has its television premiere on Independent Lens this Monday October 13 at 10pm [check local listings], is meant to be both an emotional experience and an educational one. But Bully itself is only a start in working towards changing a culture of bullying inside and outside schools. The film’s Bully Project social action campaign is designed to …
