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Beat The Bully

Beat The Bully centers around Lily (Anna Schiff), a pre-teen attending an all girls NYC prep school who repeatedly tries to defend herself against the meanest girls in the class. After trying all the old-time bully-deflecting methods, she finds a method of her own. The dark comedy offers strategies for standing up against bullies in a light and upbeat way, “Its not about the pain of bullying, its about how you can defend yourself,” said Annabel Ruddle writer/director.

Writer/director Annabel Ruddle delivers a thought-provoking, relevant, coming of age story that is a delightful, heart wrenching mash up of Mean Girls, Gossip Girl, and Groundhog Day. Intelligent and earnest, Beat The Bully is an empowering tale of the journey to maintain one’s individuality amidst oppression.

  • Annabel Ruddle
    Director
  • Annabel Ruddle
    Writer
  • Annabel Ruddle
    Producer
  • Anna Schiff
    Key Cast
  • Carol Polisner
    Key Cast
  • Zora Ilungareed
    Key Cast
  • Chloe Koeppel
    Key Cast
  • Anna Cooper
    Key Cast
  • Lillian Curry
    Key Cast
  • Charlie Hebert
    Key Cast
  • Konstantina Yaneva
    Key Cast
  • Annabel Ruddle
    Cinematographer
  • Travis Bogosian
    Assistant Director
  • Juliana Chalsen
    Sound
  • Zaid Aftisse
    Sound
  • Ashton Agbomenou
    Grip
  • Denali Schmidt
    Grip
  • Jieun Choi
    Grip
  • Amanda Hanna-Mcleer
    Script Supervisor
  • Tim Dobday
    Set Decorator
  • David Deng
    Set Photographer
  • Julianna Chalsen
    Music
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Beat The Bully
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes 48 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 15, 2014
  • Production Budget:
    2,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
Director Biography - Annabel Ruddle

Annabel Ruddle is a multimedia award-winning artist who works in a variety of mediums including painting, sculpture, photography, film/video, jewelry, and installation art. Exhibited worldwide and currently on display at the Museo all’Aperto d’Arte Contemporanea Kalenarte MAACK, The Take Away Gallery, and The EAC Electronic Art Café. Her photography is in a number of private collections as well as in the Smithsonian and the RISD Museum. Her painting is in the Riverdale Collection.

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