Surviving Ohio State
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| Directed by | Eva Orner |
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| Cinematography | Nick Higgins |
| Edited by | Charles Olivier |
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| Distributed by | HBO |
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Running time | 108 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Surviving Ohio State is a 2025 documentary film, directed and produced by Eva Orner. It follows the Ohio State University abuse scandal. George Clooney serves as a producer under his Smokehouse Pictures banner.
It had its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival on June 9, 2025, and was released on June 17, 2025, by HBO.
Premise
[edit]The film explores the Ohio State University abuse scandal. It is based upon the 2020 Sports Illustrated article "Why Aren't More People Talking About the Ohio State Sex Abuse Scandal?" by Jon Wertheim.[2][3]
Production
[edit]In February 2021, it was announced George Clooney and Grant Heslov would produce a documentary series revolving around the Ohio State University abuse scandal.[4] In June 2022, Eva Orner was announced to direct the project, now a feature-length film, with HBO distributing.[5] By October 2023, production had commenced, with the filmmakers uncovering new data.[6]
Release
[edit]It had its world premiere at the 2025 Tribeca Festival on June 9, 2025.[7] It was released on June 17, 2025.[8]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Surviving Ohio State". Tribeca Festival. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
- ↑ Wertheim, Jon (October 5, 2020). "Why Aren't More People Talking About the Ohio State Sex Abuse Scandal?". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
- ↑ Lerner, Drew (March 31, 2025). "HBO documentary on Richard Strauss sex abuse scandal to release this year". Awful Announcing. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
- ↑ Porter, Rick (February 22, 2021). "George Clooney to Produce Ohio State Abuse Scandal Docuseries". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
- ↑ Porter, Rick (June 7, 2022). "George Clooney's Ohio State Abuse Documentary Lands at HBO". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
- ↑ "Wrestling abuse dogged Jim Jordan's House speaker run. A new film could be a 'game changer'". The Independent. October 24, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
- ↑ Goldsmith, Jill (April 16, 2025). "Tribeca Festival Unveils 2025 Film Lineup With Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato, Bryan Cranston & 'How To Train Your Dragon'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
- ↑ "HBO Original Documentary SURVIVING OHIO STATE Debuts June 17". Warner Bros. Discovery. June 5, 2025. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
External links
[edit]- 2025 films
- 2025 documentary films
- 2025 American films
- 2025 English-language films
- Documentary films about rape in the United States
- English-language documentary films
- Documentary films about sexual abuse in the United States
- Films based on newspaper and magazine articles
- Films directed by Eva Orner
- HBO documentary films
- Ohio State University mass media
- Rape of males
- Smokehouse Pictures films
- Violence against men in the United States