A High School Rape Goes Viral: Roll Red Roll (2019)
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.
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- What is A High School Rape Goes Viral: Roll Red Roll about?
- 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.
- Who directed A High School Rape Goes Viral: Roll Red Roll?
- A High School Rape Goes Viral: Roll Red Roll was directed by Nancy Schwartzman.
- How long is A High School Rape Goes Viral: Roll Red Roll?
- A High School Rape Goes Viral: Roll Red Roll has a runtime of 1h 20m (80 minutes).
- What genre is A High School Rape Goes Viral: Roll Red Roll?
- A High School Rape Goes Viral: Roll Red Roll is a Documentary film.
- Where was A High School Rape Goes Viral: Roll Red Roll produced?
- A High School Rape Goes Viral: Roll Red Roll was produced in United Kingdom.