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A Brave Heart: The Lizzie Velasquez Story (2015)
A documentary following the life of Lizzie Velasquez,
her triumphant journey to the other side of bullying, and her mission
to inspire and empower a more positive online environment.
Director:Sara Hirsh Bordo (as Sara Bordo)Writer:Michael CampoStars:
Lizzie Velasquez
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A BRAVE HEART: The Lizzie Velasquez Story is a documentary following the
inspiring journey of 26 year old, 58 pound Lizzie from cyber-bullying
victim to anti-bullying activist. Born with a rare syndrome that
prevents her from gaining weight, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Velasquez was first
bullied as a child in school for looking different and, later online,
as a teenager when she discovered a YouTube video labeling her "The
World's Ugliest Woman." The film chronicles unheard stories and details
of Lizzie's physical and emotional journey up to her multi-million
viewed TEDx talk, and follows her pursuit from a motivational speaker to
Capitol Hill as she lobbies for the first federal anti-bullying bill.
Written by
Sara Hirsh Bordo
User Reviews
An Inspiring Story about the Journey of Anti-Bullying Activist
A Brave Heart: The
Lizzie Velasquez Story was extremely well-received in its hometown
premiere at the Paramount Theatre at Austin's SXSW Film Festival. One
can not help but be inspired by the struggle of someone like Lizzie
Velasquez to overcome her disabilities and stand up for other kids who
have been bullied. It is a remarkable journey and the film works fairly
well as memoir of Lizzie's journey and a tribute to the love and
devotion of her parents. Her personal story of overcoming adversity and
her ability to turn her disability around and use it to help others as
an activist is uplifting. It is also shameful that Republicans in the
U.S. Congress have been blocking the passage of anti-bullying
legislation in the name of small government and local control of
schools.
While Lizzie's story is deeply inspiring the film is a little slow and repetitive. It falls into an emerging genre of anti-bullying films such as Bully. It may be in part, because it is designed to tell the story to young people rather than adults. There are a lot of simplistic clichés that don't really get at the causes of bullying or explore why young people become bullies or how adults can interdict and prevent bullying. This would have strengthened the film considerably. In short, Lizzie's personal story is stronger than the film meant to tell her story.
While Lizzie's story is deeply inspiring the film is a little slow and repetitive. It falls into an emerging genre of anti-bullying films such as Bully. It may be in part, because it is designed to tell the story to young people rather than adults. There are a lot of simplistic clichés that don't really get at the causes of bullying or explore why young people become bullies or how adults can interdict and prevent bullying. This would have strengthened the film considerably. In short, Lizzie's personal story is stronger than the film meant to tell her story.
