Documentary

OGDEN -- Ogden OUTreach and PFLAG, with co-sponsors SAGE and the Weber State University LGBT Initiatives, will present a screening of "Bullied," a documentary film on bullying, at 7 p.m. Monday in the Weber County Library, 2464 Jefferson Ave.

"Bullied" is a documentary film that chronicles one student's ordeal at the hands of anti-gay bullies. After the 38-minute film, a moderated panel will discuss their own personal experiences of bullying.

STOCKHOLM -- A book that accused Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf of visiting strip clubs and media reports claiming the queen was on the verge of a nervous breakdown made 2011 a very tough year, the royal family said in a documentary being shown on national television Thursday.

OGDEN — The public is invited to view an award-winning documentary, “The Oath,” about two men who were involved with al-Qaeda, at 7 p.m. Thursday at Peery’s Egyptian Theater, 2415 Washington Blvd.

The free showing is co-sponsored by the ACLU of Utah, Egyptian Theater, and the Unitarian Universalist Church of Ogden.

A review of the film states, “From the director of the Oscar-nominated ‘My Country, My Country,’ ‘The Oath’ is a spectacularly gripping documentary that unspools like a great political thriller.

“The Million Dollar School,” the Standard-Examiner documentary about Ogden High School, had a “mini” debut screening this week.

Among the select few in the audience was reporter Nancy Van Valkenburg, the director of the documentary.

OGDEN -- Nancy Van Valkenburg did not graduate from Ogden High School, but she wishes she had.

The sentiment developed as the Standard-Examiner reporter shot her documentary, "The Million Dollar School." The film documents the $65 million renovation of the high school, a renovation that is scheduled to finish at the end of next year.

MISRATA, Libya -- Two Western photojournalists, including an Oscar-nominated film director, were killed Wednesday in Misrata while covering battles between rebels and Libyan government forces. Two others working alongside them were wounded.

British-born Tim Hetherington, co-director of the documentary "Restrepo" about U.S. soldiers on an outpost in Afghanistan, was killed inside the only rebel-held city in western Libya, said his U.S.-based publicist, Johanna Ramos Boyer. The city has come under weeks of relentless shelling by government troops.

Chris Hondros, a New York-based photographer for Getty Images, was also killed. His work appeared in major magazines and newspapers around the world, and his awards include the Robert Capa Gold Medal, one of the highest prizes in war photography.

Maybe kids don't have to take several Advanced Placement classes, do hours of homework every night, excel at a sport or two, join a bunch of clubs, volunteer at the local health clinic -- and then, of course, get into a top university -- to be successful.

Maybe parents and teachers can let students discover what they enjoy and do well, then have them pursue that -- instead of joining a bunch of activities just because they think it will look good on their college applications.

Across the nation, parents, teachers and kids may be ready to embrace the idea that kids can take many paths to success -- if the popularity of the education documentary "Race to Nowhere" is any indication.