Film program34 or 55 minutes, two versions
The Upstanders
Stories and strategies for speaking up safely, and for building belonging.
An award-winning documentary and a one-month or year-long program that give a school, a workplace or a community one shared language for naming bullying and for standing up to it.
Part of the Creative Coping Toolkit.
Watch the trailer
A film program about kindness, respect, resilience and the power of connection to end bullying.
The program explores every side of bullying, from the brain science to how it plays out — from subtle scenarios to full-blown bullying. Social media has made bully behavior a 24/7 phenomenon, where changing schools, jobs or phone numbers cannot stop the cycle.
The film weaves together the personal stories of kids and their families with educators, brain scientists and mental health experts, and shows why safely modeling empathy and resilience changes both attitudes and action.
The details
- Runtime
- 34 or 55 minutes, two versions
- License
- A year-long license for the whole program, not just a one-time screening.
- Who takes part
- Ages 10 and up take part directly; K–4 through activities an adult facilitates.
- Compliance
- Complies with applicable COPPA and FERPA requirements, and supports schools and libraries in meeting their CIPA obligations.
What’s included in each Film Program
The Upstanders is a year-long program, not just a one-time screening. This is what sits beside the film in the Toolkit.
Chapters
The film in short chapter modules, each with prompts for discussion and reflection.
Learning Journey
A guided path through the whole program: the film, activities, Learning Bursts and quiz questions, step by step.
Activities
Guided activities that turn what the film raises into something to practice, alone or together.
Learning Bursts
Short videos in which experts answer the questions real viewers ask most.
Guides
A quick start guide, a full program guide and the Upstanders 101 course for whoever runs the session.
Ask GiGi
An ethical AI coach for adults: ask for an activity, a discussion plan, or brain science in plain language. Not designed for student use.
Who it's for
License The Upstanders on its own or bundle it with the other three film programs.
Already screening The Upstanders?
The screening kit and the resources
Two support pages sit behind the program: what you need to fill the room and run the night, and what to give the families and colleagues who come to you afterwards.
The Upstanders Program Package
Guides and templates, posters in four print sizes, logos, eleven social graphics, sample posts, the tip sheet, the discussion guide and the post-screening activities.
Open the program packageThe Upstanders Resources
Websites and the other places we point families and colleagues to when they want to go further after a screening.
Open the resources
The impact of The Upstanders
What viewers said after watching.
Survey results from the educators and students who took part in the program. Read the impact report
95%
said the program gave them helpful tools and tips on how to be an Upstander.
94%
think The Upstanders should be shown at every organization or school.
92%
intend to practice some of the tools and tips from the program.
75%
said The Upstanders changed the way they look at bullying behavior.
Pricing is based on the size of your community, not a set price list, so we work one-on-one with each organization.
Take a 20 min tour
A 20-minute call with our team, who walk you through the Toolkit. Not a cut of the film.