'Bully' Director Talks About Film's Impact
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EXPERIENCE JOMAMA JONES WINDY CITY THE VOICE OF CHICAGO’S GAY, LESBIAN, BI AND TRANS COMMUNITY SINCE 1985 PAGE 23 APRIL 11, 2012 VOL 27, NO. 27 www.WindyCityMediaGroup.comTIMES ‘Bully’ director talks about film’s impact GILDA’S CLUB BY RICHARD KNIGHT JR. it even opened. granted Bully the attention one has hoped for it—and CHICAGO Hirsch refused to cut graphic language hurled at the for the everyday heroes the movie spotlights. Said he- Documentary filmmaker Lee Hirsch hoped to start a na- bullying victims portrayed in his movie (“Bullying isn’t roes include Alex, the-12-year-old outsider, Kelby; the pagE 9 tional movement dedicated to stopping the practice of pretty and language is a part of it,” he told me) and 16-year-old lesbian, and the others—including the fami- bullying in the United States, but he never quite expect- Weinstein backed him—eventually opting to release the lies of those who took their too young lives after the ed his documentary, Bully, to have such a galvanizing film without a rating where it has quickly packed the- onslaught of bullying became too much. effect. However, he probably didn’t anticipate the mar- aters. Hirsch, not surprisingly, is articulate and passionate keting skills of Harvey Weinstein, head of the Weinstein Although the movie may eventually appear in a PG- about his subject. Company, the film’s distributor whose brilliant campaign 13 version (an announcement of which was said to be Windy City Times: I have to tell you that, as a mid- to combat the movie’s “R” rating by the MPAA resulted in forthcoming as this interview went to press), Weinstein’s dle-aged gay man and a victim of bullying myself, I creating a national discourse on the film’s subject before righteous grandstanding and Hirsch’s artistic stance have Turn to page 27 SPOTLIGHTING lgbta israel page 10 page 6 page 28 POLICE OFFICER— Bar none ‘Family’ guy AND boxer In advance of his appearance at Lambda Legal’s annual Bon Foster event, Executive Out gay actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson discusses the TV show Modern Family as well Director Kevin Cathcart talks with Windy City Times about leading the organization as his new film, One Night Stand, with Windy City Times. See page 28. Photo by page 31 for two decades. See page 6. Photo courtesy of Lambda Legal Robert Mannis NOW–juNE 3 ONLY! 800.775.2000 • groups (15+): 312.977.1710 www.BROADWAYINCHICAGO.com JerseyBoysTour.com Photo: Chris Callis Photo: 2 April 11, 2012 WINDY CITY TIMES LIVE * APRIL 19–21, 2012 LIVEJOMAMA * APRIL 19–21, JONES 2012 LIVE * APRILJOMAMA LIVE19–21, * APRIL 19–21,2012 JONES 2012 JOMAMAJOMAMA JONES JONES RADIATEProduced by Jane M. Saks in Association with Victory Gardens Theater Jomama Jones speaks to the comeback in us all! Produced by Jane M. Saks in AssociationTICKETS with REQUIRED Victory Gardens Theater Produced by Jane M. Saks in Association with Victory Gardens Theater RADIATERADIATE2433 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago / 773.871.3000 / victorygardens.org Jomama Jones speaks to the comeback in us all! Jomama Jones speaksRadiate is partially to supportedthe comeback by the Leadership Donors in of theus Ellen all! 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Said he- Documentary filmmaker Lee Hirsch hoped to start a na- bullying victims portrayed in his movie (“Bullying isn’t roes include Alex, the-12-year-old outsider, Kelby; the PAGE 9 tional movement dedicated to stopping the practice of pretty and language is a part of it,” he told me) and 16-year-old lesbian, and the others—including the fami- bullying in the United States, but he never quite expect- Weinstein backed him—eventually opting to release the lies of those who took their too young lives after the ed his documentary, Bully, to have such a galvanizing film without a rating where it has quickly packed the- onslaught of bullying became too much. effect. However, he probably didn’t anticipate the mar- aters. Hirsch, not surprisingly, is articulate and passionate keting skills of Harvey Weinstein, head of the Weinstein Although the movie may eventually appear in a PG- about his subject. Company, the film’s distributor whose brilliant campaign 13 version (an announcement of which was said to be Windy City Times: I have to tell you that, as a mid- to combat the movie’s “R” rating by the MPAA resulted in forthcoming as this interview went to press), Weinstein’s dle-aged gay man and a victim of bullying myself, I creating a national discourse on the film’s subject before righteous grandstanding and Hirsch’s artistic stance have DOWNLOADTurn to page 27 THIS! SPOTLIGHTING LGBTA ISRAEL PAGE 10 Go to www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com page 6 page 28 to download complete issues of Windy City Times and Nightspots. POLICE OFFICER— Bar none ‘Family’ guy AND BOXER In advance of his appearance at Lambda Legal’s annual Bon Foster event, Executive Out gay actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson discusses the TV show Modern Family as well Director Kevin Cathcart talks with Windy City Times about leading the organization as his new film, One Night Stand, with Windy City Times. See page 28. 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