On the Record

Name: On the Record
Director: Kirby Dick,Amy Ziering
Released: 2020

Kirby Dick Amy Ziering 2020

From award-winning filmmakers Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering (THE HUNTING GROUND, THE INVISIBLE WAR), ON THE RECORD presents the powerful and haunting story of music executive Drew Dixon (collaborator on hit records by Method Man, Mary J. Blige, Estelle, Kanye West, and Whitney Houston) as she grapples with her decision to become one of the first women of color, in the wake of #MeToo, to come forward. A searing look at racial injustice and how profound the crimes of assault uniquely afflict women of color. The film chronicles Dixon’s story, as well as those of fellow Russell Simmons survivors Sil Lai Abrams and Sheri Sher.

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Running Time:

98 min.

Spoken Languages:

English

Directors:

Kirby Dick Amy Ziering

Producers:

Kirby Dick, Amy Ziering, Amy Herdy, Jamie Rogers

Cinematographers:

Ava Berkofsky, Thaddeus Wadleigh

Production Companies:

Jane Doe Films

Activism

African American Studies

Gender

Investigative Journalism

Press

Indie Wire

"...delves deeply into the ways women of colors’ voices are all too often silenced and ignored when they allege sexual assault"

Tambay Obenson
The Guardian

"...offers a much needed recalibration of #MeToo..."

Wendy Ide
The New York Times

"The film communicates these complex ideas with quiet, forceful emotional clarity. "

Devika Girish

Festival Participation

Sundance Film Festival - 2020
CPH Dox - 2020
HotDocs International - 2020
Sydney Film Festival - 2020
Melbourne International Film Festival - 2020
Haifa International Film Festival - 2020
Warsaw Film Festival - 2020

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