A High School Rape Goes Viral: Roll Red Roll

2019 1h 20m EN

Documentary

Synopsis

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This film is a true-crime thriller that goes behind the headlines to uncover the deep-seated and social media-fueled “boys will be boys” culture at the root of high school sexual assault in America. Like many small towns across the country, Steubenville, nestled in a valley in eastern Ohio, lives and dies by its high school football team. So when a teenage girl was sexually assaulted at a pre-season football party in 2012, no one came forward with information. True-crime blogger Alex Goddard set out to uncover the truth, piecing together the details of the crime through cell phone footage and photos that made their way to YouTube, as well as a nearly minute-by-minute account of events on social media. In the process, she uncovered both the perpetrators and the entire culture of complicity that enabled them. The ensuing trial, which made national headlines, cut to the very heart of nationwide debates about rape culture.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nancy Schwartzman
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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80 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Nancy Schwartzman, shot by Matt Bockelman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Christopher White shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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The take

Nancy Schwartzman directs. Matt Bockelman behind the camera. Christopher White cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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180 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 7 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Nancy Schwartzman, shot by Matt Bockelman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Christopher White shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.