{"id":14065,"date":"2020-02-04T10:38:31","date_gmt":"2020-02-04T15:38:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/hbo-max-takes-rights-russell-simmons-accusers-doc-record\/"},"modified":"2020-02-04T10:38:31","modified_gmt":"2020-02-04T15:38:31","slug":"hbo-max-takes-rights-for-russell-simmons-accusers-doc-on-the-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/hbo-max-takes-rights-for-russell-simmons-accusers-doc-on-the-record\/","title":{"rendered":"HBO Max Takes Rights for Russell Simmons Accusers Doc On the Record"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HBO Max has acquired the U.S. rights for the documentary <em>On the Record<\/em>, which tells the stories of the women who have come forward and publicly accused hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons of sexual misconduct.<\/p>\n<p>From Impact Partners and Jane Doe Films, <em>On the Record<\/em> presents the story of music executive Drew Dixon\u2014producer of hit records by Method Man and Mary J. Blige, Estelle and Kanye West, and Whitney Houston\u2014as she grapples with her decision to become one of the first women of color, in the wake of #MeToo, to come forward with allegations against Simmons. The doc also tells the stories of several other accusers, Sil Lai Abrams, Sheri Hines, Jenny Lumet and Alexia Norton Jones.<\/p>\n<p><em>On the Record<\/em> is directed and produced by Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering (<em>The Hunting Ground<\/em>, <em>The Invisible War<\/em>). The story was first reported by <em>The New York Times<\/em>. The doc premiered at this year\u2019s Sundance Film Festival and marks the streamer&#8217;s first festival acquisition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fierce determination of Drew Dixon and all of the women who bravely chose to share their stories in <em>On the Record<\/em> moved us profoundly,\u201d said Sarah Aubrey, head of original content at HBO Max. \u201cI\u2019ve been impressed with Amy and Kirby\u2019s work over the years covering this complex subject matter, and look forward to this film finding the widest possible audience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKirby and I are so proud to be teaming with HBO Max to give this film the outstanding platform it deserves and can\u2019t wait for the public to see and hear the voices of these courageous women,\u201d said Ziering.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKirby Dick and Amy Ziering are national treasures,\u201d said Dan Cogan and Jenny Raskin of Impact Partners. \u201cWe are honored that HBO Max has decided to embrace this highly anticipated film as their first festival acquisition ever, and we are thrilled for them to share it with their new audience.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HBO Max has acquired the U.S. rights for the documentary On the Record, which tells the stories of the women who have come forward and publicly accused hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons of sexual misconduct.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":14066,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[4158],"class_list":["post-14065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-hbo-max","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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