The Hunting Ground

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Kirby Dick 2015

From the Academy Award-nominated filmmaking team behind THE INVISIBLE WAR, comes a startling exposé of sexual assault on U.S. campuses, institutional cover-ups and the brutal social toll on victims and their families.
Weaving together verite footage and first-person testimonials, the film follows survivors as they pursue their education and legal justice, despite harsh retaliation, harassment, and pushback.
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Running Time:
102 min.
Spoken Languages:
English
Subtitles:
English
Directors:
Kirby Dick
Producers:
Amy Ziering
Production Companies:
Chain Camera Pictures
Activism
Current Affairs
Education
Gender
Investigative Journalism
Law and Justice
Personal Story
Society
Women

Press

  • Indiewire
    “Triumphant... a stirring call to action”
  • Newsweek
    "Terrifyingly True"
  • The New York Times
    "A must-watch work of cine-activism"
  • Newsweek
    "As frightening as any film I have seen since THE SHINING"
  • Variety
    "This galvanic and compelling doc seems likely to reverberate in the public discourse and beyond"
  • Rolling Stone
    "An energizing call to action, a potent provocation that’s been too long coming"
  • Vulture
    "The Hunting Ground is an essential component of a college education."

Festival Participation

  • Sundance Film Festival - 2015
  • Sheffield Doc/Fest - 2015
    NOMINEE Grand Jury Award
  • Search Results Traverse City Film Festival - 2015
  • Melbourne International Film Festival - 2015
  • Stockholm Film Festival - 2015
  • Revelation Perth International Film Festival - 2015
  • Bergen International Film Festival - 2015
    WINNER Human Rights Award
  • Seattle International Film Festival - 2015
  • Watch Docs Human Rights Film Festival - 2015
  • Doc NYC - 2015
  • WINNER Producers Guild of America Stanley Kramer Award
  • NOMINEE Producers Guild of America Best Documentary
  • WINNER Utah Film Critics Association Awards Best Documentary Feature Film
  • NOMINEE Academy Awards, Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song

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