Cynthia Lowen

Cynthia Lowen is the director/producer of 'Netizens,' a feature documentary about women and online harassment, making its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival and its international premiere at Toronto's Hot Docs. Dubbed 'a forceful rebuke to legions of victim-shamers' by Rolling Stone, the film follows internet privacy attorney, Carrie Goldberg; Anita Sarkeesian, founder of 'Feminist Frequency' and target of the "Gamergate" attacks; and Tina Reine, a successful businesswoman whose career was derailed by reputation-harming websites. Cynthia is also the producer and writer of 'Bully,' a feature documentary film following five kids and families through "a year in the life" of America's bullying crisis, released by The Weinstein Company. Lauded by reviewers, 'Bully' was nominated for two Emmy's and was awarded a prestigious Alfred I. DuPont-Columbia Award for excellence in journalism, as well as the Stanley Kramer Award from the Producers Guild of America, the True Life Fund Award, the Cinema Eye Audience Award, the Emery Award, the Bergen Film Festival Audience Award, and more. Drawing on 'Bully,''s success, the filmmakers created The Bully Project Social Action Campaign, a collaborative effort in partnership with multiple organizations, foundations, brands and corporate sponsors, sharing a commitment to ending bullying and transforming society. The film and campaign have garnered support from such prominent voices as Anderson Cooper, Ellen DeGeneres, Kelly Ripa, Meryl Streep, Katie Couric, Justin Bieber, and many others. Featured at several summits on education and school climate, 'Bully' was also screened at the White House. The impact of this documentary and the associated social action campaign was explored in Anderson Cooper's 1-hour special, 'The Bully Effect,' premiering on CNN.