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‘Minnesota Nice?’ Not Necessarily
By jjie.org - Sarah Boslaugh
Published: 06/19/2013

Minnesotans have a reputation for being polite, friendly, and reserved—the last people you’d expect to be involved in vicious bullying. Unfortunately, as director Alec Fischer reveals in “Minnesota Nice? A Documentary on Bullying and Suicide in Minnesota Schools,” not everyone in Minnesota lives up to the state’s reputation.

“Minnesota Nice?” would be an outstanding documentary under any circumstance, but it’s even more impressive when you consider that the director was only 18 years old when he made it. In “Minnesota Nice?” Fischer skillfully combines new interviews and performances featuring Minnesota students with archival video and photographs from news channels, YouTube, and elsewhere, to create a view of bullying that is both comprehensive and specific.

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