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Bullied: A Student, a School, and a

Case That Made History - December 15th, 2010 / 7:30 p.m.

— Special Screening with documentary filmmaker Bill Brummel

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Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays

Jamie Nabozny’s life was hell. From middle school onward, he was tormented at school everyday. Beginning with verbal abuse, the attacks escalated to horrific violence. Once, a group of boys surrounded him and performed a mock rape in front of a class. Another time he was shoved into a urinal and urinated on. He was once kicked so hard he required abdominal surgery.

Neither his teachers or administrators in the school system did anything to protect him. But he fought back. The moving documentary Bullied: A Student, a School, and a Case that Made History tells the story of Nabozny’s federal law suit against the school. In a precedent setting decision, the court ruled that schools could be held accountable for not stopping anti-gay abuse.

Acclaimed documentarian Bill Brummel will be at the December meeting of PFLAG Los Angeles to show his film and discuss this important work. Brummel is an award‐winning filmmaker who has made documentaries on issues such as the civil rights movement, the Holocaust, and the genocide in Rwanda.

Brummel was recognized with a Peabody Award for Rwanda - Do Scars Ever Fade? - an in-depth and personal report of the Rwandan genocide. His film Blood Diamonds received a primetime Emmy nomination in 2007. Other award nods for Bill Brummel include four national News and Documentary Emmy nominations, three Cine Golden Eagles, and two International Documentary Association awards. Brummel's short documentary Viva la Causa was selected to the short list for the 2009 Documentary Short Subject Academy Awards.

This film is a must see for all parents of LGBT youth and for allies who want to stop the bullying in schools. Join us for the film and commentary by civil rights champion Brummel for an evening you won’t forget.

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