A sexual assault at a high-school football party in Steubenville, Ohio, became national news in 2012, leading to the sentencing of two key offenders and changing the small American town forever. Roll Red Roll goes beyond the headlines to unpack the factors that led to this attack and shaped its aftermath -- from peer pressure, victim blaming, and the deeply ingrained attitude that "boys will be boys" to widespread cover-ups by members of the community. When a local blogger begins to sift through the social media profiles of those who attended the party and uncovers mountains of evidence, the community is forced to accept disturbing truths about their children and about themselves. Nancy Schwartzman's true-crime documentary cuts to the heart of global debates around rape culture and unflinchingly asks: "Why didn't anyone stop it?"
| Directed by | Nancy Schwartzman |
