rape culture – ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS

ROLL RED ROLL – Review by Susan Wloszczyna

March 4, 2019March 11, 2019 Susan Wloszczyna 0 Comments documentary, nancy schwartzman, rape culture, roll red roll, steubenvlle

The toxicity of male behavior these days is stinking up the joint that we call our nation. From R. Kelly and Michael Jackson to the Hollywood revelations of the #MeToo movement and even the accusations against our current president and his hush money lifestyle. It hurts to learn that supposedly admirable icons like Bill Cosby failed us utterly, but even worse, that they are protected by those who benefit from not calling out such behavior for so long.

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ROLL RED ROLL – Review by Marilyn Ferdinand

March 4, 2019March 11, 2019 Marilyn Ferdinand (Archived Contributor) 0 Comments documentary, nancy schrtzman, rape culture, rape. steubenville, roll red roll

Any time I forget how so many people could vote for a candidate who was caught on tape describing how sexual assault is part of his nature, all I’ll have to do is watch Roll Red Roll again. Here, in graphic detail, is a portrait of rape culture in Steubenville, Ohio, a community like so many across the country and around the world that prizes feeling like a winner above all else.

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ROLL RED ROLL – Review by Loren King

March 4, 2019March 11, 2019 Loren King 0 Comments documentary, nancy schwartzman, rape culture, roll red roll, steubenville

One might recalls the disturbing news in 2012 of Ohio high school football players who allegedly raped a 16 year old girl at a party, and the rush to blame the victim in a city where high school football and its players are prized. But the documentary Roll Red Roll gives a much more detailed and far more disturbing picture of a culture of toxic masculinity in the city of Stubensville, Ohio where many students, parents, school administrators and coaches were complicit in fostering such a hostile climate for young women.

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ROLL RED ROLL – Review by Jennifer Merin

March 4, 2019March 11, 2019 Jennifer Merin 0 Comments Cinema Citizen, documentary, nancy schwartman, rape culture, roll red roll, steubenville

Nancy Schwartzman’s harrowing documentary about the rape of a teenage girl by local high school football players in the ‘middle America’ community of Steubenville, Ohio, reveals the depth to which rape culture permeates our society. We’ve seen far too many other such true stories in documentaries chronicling the rape of girls on campus, of women in the military and in the workplace. It must be stopped. Roll Red Roll calls attention to this cultural crisis and should be mandatory viewing for every teenager, parent and educator in America.