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Sacramento Press / "Bully" Hits Sacramento Friday

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"Bully" Hits Sacramento Friday

Following the successful New York/L.A. premiere of “Bully” distributor Harvey Weinstein and filmmaker Lee Hirsch will open the compelling documentary in cities across the U.S. April 13, 2012. Last week the heavy-hitting documentary opened in five theaters and made an average of $23,000 per-theater in a single night.
Here in Sacramento “Bully” will premiere at the Tower Theater for invited guests Tuesday, April 10 then open for a limited run beginning Friday, April 13th.
During the 2009-2010 school year, director Hirsch and his crew followed five families affected by youth bullying by their peers, including two who’s children committed suicide after persistent and intense mental and physical bullying.
“This is a film that should be mandatory for every junior and senior high student to see,” explained Benancio Garza, twenty-year old board member and youth leader for Equality Action NOW, a Sacramento grassroots civil rights organization. “Peer abuse is much more prevalent in our schools then anyone really knows. That is why I believe along with our youth, every single parent, teacher and administrator in Sacramento school districts