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MOVIE OF THE WEEK March 15, 2019: ROLL RED ROLL

March 10, 2019March 14, 2019 Jennifer Merin 0 Comments Cate Marquis, documentary, kristen page kirby, loren king, Marilyn Ferdinand., marina antunes, maryann johanson, nancy schwartzman, nellminow, rape. steubenville, roll red roll, sandie angulo chen, Sheila Roberts, susan wloszczyna, true crime

Following the infamous 2012 case in Steubenville, Ohio, in which two teen boys who were local highschool football heroes assaulted and raped an intoxicated female classmate, Nancy Schwartzman’s compelling documentary, Roll Red Roll, crystalizes the danger of supporting a “boys will be boys” mentality.

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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.