A movie is being made in South Bend, and a former Chicago Bear is playing a lead role.

The short film is based on the book “Bully Me Badd” and stars Israel Idonije, who played for the team until 2012.

The movie is about an African American albino who gets bullied at school.

When he and his uncle get pulled over by police, the boy questions what it means to stand up for himself.

Saturday, the crew shot scenes in the parking lot of the BP gas station on Western Avenue.

“I think the lesson and message is ultimately that we all need to kind of not judge each other and not go through life through that judgmental lens, and ultimately that makes our world better,” Idonije said.