Bullied to Death

Movie
Original title	Bullied to Death
Country of production	Italy - United States
original language	English
Publishing year	2016
length	75 minutes
Rod
Director	Giovanni Coda
script	Giovanni Coda
production	Zena movie ; Atlantis Moon
music	Maddalena Bianchi ; Cosimo Morleo ; Les Sticks Fluo ; Arnaldo Pontis ; Marco Rosano ; Irma Toudjian
occupation
	Tendal man; Sergio Anrò; Gianni Dettori; Assunta Pittaluga; Gianluca Sotgiu; Josh Feldman; Sheri Mann Stewart;

Bullied to Death is a 2016 Italian-American film starring Tendal Mann. The script was written by Giovanni Coda , who also directed. The film, which was shot in Italy and produced in English, premiered at the Torino GLBT Film Festival in 2016. Bullied to Death is the second episode of the director's trilogy on gender-based violence after the film Il Rosa Nudo .

action

The film is inspired by the true story of a 14 year old American boy who suddenly took his own life after severe cases of bullying at school and the internet . In addition to this main story, there are subplots of other young homosexuals, lesbians and transsexuals who are victims of homophobic attacks or suicides in different parts of the world. On May 17, 2017, sixty years after the death of the protagonist, a group of artists is to gather for a memorial meeting that will last all day during the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia .

Awards

Official Selection at Torino GLBT Film Festival 2016, Italy.
Official Selection at the XX V-Art Festival Internazionale Immagine d'Autore , Cagliari, Italy.
Official Selection at the 30 ° Festival Mix , Milan, Italy.
Best Avant-Garde Innovation Award at Melbourne Documentary Film Festival 2016, Australia.
Official Selection at Macon Film Festival 2016, USA.
Jury Special Mention at the 2016 Iris Prize Festival , Cardiff, UK
Film of the Week at the Amsterdam New Renaissance Film Festival 2017 , Amsterdam, NL.
Special Mention “Best Female Performance” on Assunta Pittaluga at the Italian Film Festival 2016, Cardiff, UK
Special Mention “Best Male Performance” on Sergio Anrò at the Italian Film Festival 2016, Cardiff, UK
Jury Special Mention at the Los Angeles Underground Film Festival , Los Angeles, USA.
Award for the best feature film at the Omovies Festival , Napoli, Italy.
Award for the best feature film at the L'Aquila LGBT Film Festival , L'Aquila, Italy.
Humanity Award 2017 at the Amsterdam New Renaissance Film Festival 2017 , Amsterdam, NL.