Jameis winston threatens to sue cnn over rape movie the. The hunting ground explores its disturbing subject so thoroughly that the documentary feels more like a horror film a slasher movie where the. On the same day jameis winston put up career numbers for the tampa bay buccaneers, cnn aired the hunting ground, a documentary about rape on college campuses told from the point of view of the. Happily, the hunting ground has not been wellreceived and its circulation has been limited. The filmmakers of the hunting ground have been called out for inaccuracies, distortions and false statistics, and for disregarding journalistic integrity in order to push propaganda. A cnn spokeswoman confirmed to sporting news that the network is moving full speed ahead with its telecast of the hunting ground tonight at 8 p.
The film has also inspired a backlash not only for its perspective but for. Weaving together verite footage and firstperson testimonies, the film follows the lives of several. If the purpose of a documentary is to reveal an injustice or call attention to an issue facing our society, the hunting ground 2015, does just that. The groundbreaking documentary about sexual assault on american college campuses. Jameis winston threatens to sue cnn over rape movie the hunting. The hunting ground tells the stories of dozens of students whose college experience is marred by sexual assault. The final film, the hunting ground, is an expose of the problems survivors face after being sexually assaulted on a college campus, and the pervasive institutional cover up of those crimes. Attorneys for tampa bay quarterback say the hunting ground is defamatory. The hunting ground, a documentary that aired on cnn sunday night after garnering a great deal of publicity on the festival and campus circuits, tells some horrific stories about sexual assaults on college campuses, and in doing so it raises a number of important, damning questions about how campus administrators handle rape allegations. The hunting ground examines the epidemic of sexual violence on college campuses and how the schools are motivated to protect the institutions rather than the victims. As a result, the girlswomen who watch this movie will be safer. The hunting ground gives a harrowing look at college rape.
When cnn announced they would air the hunting ground, which the films producers say winston declined to be interviewed for, last sunday, it brought the ongoing drama back into the spotlight. The hunting ground uses a striking statistic about campus. The structure of the hunting ground gets repetitive but thats by design and dick does an admirable job of subtly moving through different aspects of the issue from the lack of institutional response to the frat system to the athletic program, even spending a notable amount of time on the jameis winston story and florida states disturbing response or lack thereof to the accusations. The movie argues that the situation was born from a toxic stew of alcohol, drugs, youth, and a culture of privilege and that it could continue to go unchecked as long as it. Unhappily, cnn has been heavily promoting a showing of the documentary. The hunting ground 2015 many college students who have been raped on campus face retaliation and harassment as they fight for justice. As they strike back using an innovative legal strategy, they gain momentum to. For a full list of shortlisted films, please click this link. Jameis winston threatens to sue cnn over rape movie the hunting ground.
Cnn will air the hunting ground tonight as planned. The hunting ground the 2015 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Nfl star sends legal threat to cnn over rape movie the hunting ground exclusive. The hunting ground 1 hour version the hunting ground takes audiences straight to the heart of a shocking epidemic of violence and institutional coverups sweeping college campuses across america. A blunt instrument of a movie, it derives its power largely from the many young. Fsu president john thrasher statement on cnn and the. Dick and ziering said the email reflected a first effort, not the full. Cnn films brings distinguished, thoughtprovoking documentary programming to audiences on cnn s platforms around the world. Cnns the hunting ground scrutinized for portrayal of campus sexual assault. This movie educates people to the reality associated with the 20% of all girlswomen at college being sexually assaulted or raped.
Cnns the hunting ground scrutinized for portrayal of. Cnn will present the hunting ground as planned tonight, despite legal threats from a lawyer for tampa bay buccaneers qb jameis winston. After losing their home following a devastating tragedy, a father and son are forced to move to an old family cabin. This years most incendiary film is a startling expose of sexual assault on college. Rhetorical analysis for the hunting ground the documentary the hunting ground, written and directed by kirby dick and released in 2015, is an enlightening expose designed to reveal the shocking truth about on campus sexual assault crimes.
The hunting ground isnt director kirby dicks strongest work as a filmmaker, but the movie s powerful message more than trumps any technical weaknesses. Subjects of the film and critics alike discussed the issues the documentary raised and controversy. On college campuses in the united states, every 1 in 5 women will be sexually assaulted at some point in their time at school. The hunting ground is a 2015 documentary film about the incidence of sexual assault on. Nfl star sends legal threat to cnn over rape movie the. Jameis winstons accuser featured in documentary about. The hunting ground, a documentary shocker about rape on american college campuses, goes right for the gut. The documentary makes the case that school administrators have often been. Hunting ground documentary hangs around amid jameis. On sunday night, cnn will air the hunting grounda work of activist propaganda disguised as a documentary about sexual assault on american college campuses among its. The hunting ground weaves in two courageous survivors who are shining a spotlight on the alarming trend of universities and colleges to downplay and deny sexual assaults on their campuses.
The documentary the hunting ground, a searing look at the failure of american universities to grapple successfully with campus rape, has been embraced by cnn and shortlisted for next years oscars. Rhetorical analysis the hunting ground adobe spark. This week, cnn will air the hunting ground, a film that charges fsu and other institutions of higher education with turning their backs on the victims of sexual assault. Jameis winstons legal threat doesnt deter cnn, will air. The film by oscarnominated director kirby dick contains major. A trip deep into the forest looking for wild game uncovers a tribe of sasquatch that are determined to protect their land. A father, his son and two old friends arrive at an isolated family cabin for a weekend of hunting. Cnns documentary the hunting ground makes the case that universities are letting rapists walk free and has come under withering attack for ignoring facts that contradict the films claims. The hunting ground pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released the hunting ground pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes movie pictures. As the storm surrounding sexual assault in the military intensified, director kirby dick and producer amy ziering started bringing their film to. Jameis winston threatens to sue cnn over rape movie the hunting ground lawyers for bucs rookie call campus rape doc defamatory cnn plans. I returned it and got a full refund including postage. The hunting ground aired on cnn on sunday, november 22, at 8 p. Watch the hunting ground 1 hour version online vimeo.
This trip deep into the forest will not find wild game, but does unearth a tribe of sasquatch that are determined to protect their land. The hunting ground filmmakers defend movie, insult critics. Cnn films presents, the hunting ground, a documentary about sexual assault on college campuses. Cnns airing of the hunting ground was a moderate ratings success, with. How the hunting ground spreads myths about campus rape. When two old friends arrive for a weekend of hunting, what begins as a bonding trip becomes an unimaginable nightmare. Cnns the hunting ground scrutinized for portrayal of campus.
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