The film begins with two girls sitting at a bus stop talking with a third girl. But their words are as harmful as a thousand swords.
“I know people from your dance group and they said they pretended to be sick to avoid having to go to your birthday party,” “Didn’t you audition for the musical?” “People told me that you sound like a dying pig” and “You really need makeup.”
It’s really painful to watch her get abused in such a cruel way – until the movie takes a turn and people start to intervene. Other people at the stop bus interrupt the bullies and show their support for the girl.
When the two bullies tell the girl needs makeup, one woman incredulously responds: “No, she does not!”
Others interject too, with comments such as: “Do you guys have anything nice to say? You guys are just talking shit”, “Leave her alone”, “Stop teasing her” and “That’s what you do that destroys people’s self-esteem.”
A mother asks the girl to ride the bus with her, and another woman tells the girl to sit next to her.
Even an older man tells the girl to sit next to him and he starts playing harmonica to cheer her up.
Watch the moving short film below
It really touched me to see all these people stepping in. The beautiful message of the film is clear: we must all stand together to stop bullying. Please share if you agree!
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