When We Were Bullies is a 2021 short documentary film written, directed, produced, and edited by Jay Rosenblatt.

[2][3] Rosenblatt tries to track down his fifth grade teacher,[4] and remembers a bullying incident that he was part of[5] 50 years ago (despite not interviewing the victim of said incident), alongside remembering his younger brother's death from colitis surgery.

[6] It premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival.

[8][9] The Washington Post called it "a deeply personal essay".

[10] 94th Academy Awards: Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) – nomination[11][12]