Roll Red Roll

POV Season 32
  • Feature Film
  • 2019
  • 90 Mins

At a pre-season party in small-town Steubenville, Ohio, the now-infamous sexual assault of a teenage girl by members of the beloved high school football team took place. Roll Red Roll 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. Official Selection, 2018 Tribeca Film Festival.

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Official Trailer | Roll Red Roll

  • Feature Film
  • 2019

Trailer

At a pre-season party in small-town Steubenville, Ohio, the now-infamous sexual assault of a teenage girl by members of the beloved high school football team took place. Roll Red Roll is a true-crime thriller that goes behind the headlines to ...

Behind The Lens | Roll Red Roll

  • Feature Film
  • 2019

Interview

At a pre-season party in small-town Steubenville, Ohio, the now-infamous sexual assault of a teenage girl by members of the beloved high school football team took place. Roll Red Roll is a true-crime thriller that goes behind the headlines to ...

Lesson Plan Clip 1 | Roll Red Roll

  • Feature Film
  • 2019

Clip

At a pre-season party in small-town Steubenville, Ohio, the now-infamous sexual assault of a teenage girl by members of the beloved high school football team took place. Roll Red Roll is a true-crime thriller that goes behind the headlines to ...

Lesson Plan Clip 2 | Roll Red Roll

  • Feature Film
  • 2019

Clip

At a pre-season party in small-town Steubenville, Ohio, the now-infamous sexual assault of a teenage girl by members of the beloved high school football team took place. Roll Red Roll is a true-crime thriller that goes behind the headlines to ...

Lesson Plan Clip 3 | Roll Red Roll

  • Feature Film
  • 2019

Clip

At a pre-season party in small-town Steubenville, Ohio, the now-infamous sexual assault of a teenage girl by members of the beloved high school football team took place. Roll Red Roll is a true-crime thriller that goes behind the headlines to ...

Lesson Plan Clip 4 | Roll Red Roll

  • Feature Film
  • 2019

Clip

At a pre-season party in small-town Steubenville, Ohio, the now-infamous sexual assault of a teenage girl by members of the beloved high school football team took place. Roll Red Roll is a true-crime thriller that goes behind the headlines to ...

Lesson Plan Clip 5 | Roll Red Roll

  • Feature Film
  • 2019

Clip

At a pre-season party in small-town Steubenville, Ohio, the now-infamous sexual assault of a teenage girl by members of the beloved high school football team took place. Roll Red Roll is a true-crime thriller that goes behind the headlines to ...

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Reading List

Roll Red Roll: Delve Deeper Reading List

Lesson Plan

  • Grades 11-12

Transforming a Culture of Silence: Preventing Sexual Violence and Rape

Discussion Guide

Roll Red Roll: Discussion Guide

Film Credits

  • Jessica Devaney Producer
  • Steven Lake Producer
  • Nancy Schwartzman Director

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