Sticks and Stones
This short documentary features children aged 5 to 12 talking about their experiences with bullying and discrimination because they or their families do not fit into traditional gender and family roles. This film explores the contemporary diversity of families from kids' points of view, while featuring short animated sequences about the history of derogatory slang.
This short documentary features children aged 5 to 12 talking about their experiences with bullying and discrimination because they or their families do not fit into traditional gender and family roles. This film explores the contemporary diversity of families from kids' points of view, while featuring short animated sequences about the history of derogatory slang.
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directorJan Padgett
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producerGeorge Johnson
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scriptJan Padgett
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editingIleana Pietrobruno
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cameraMoira Simpson
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animationHillary Denny
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musicShari Ulrich
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soundGordon RossJeff HenschelMarsh MurphyJennifer Lewis
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sound editingJeff DavisChristine McLeod
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re-recording mixerMark Hensley
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executive producerSvend-Erik Eriksen
Warnings: Examples of offensive language, depictions of violence
Questions/Activities:
- Why It Happens; Wordboard
- With your students, make a list of all the reasons that people would call someone a name that is considered offensive. Use this to discuss alternate things to do in these scenarios.
- What We Can Do About It; Wordboard
- With your students, make a list of all the things that people can do to stop the spread of bullying and discrimination in their own communities.
- Anonymous Questions
- Bullying can be a sensitive subject. Have each of your students write down an anonymous question and draw them from a hat to answer in front of the class. This gives the opportunity for students to ask questions that they may not otherwise be comfortable asking.
Sticks and Stones, Jan Padgett, provided by the National Film Board of Canada