A powerful new film alleging sexual abuse by
music mogul Russell Simmons has lost the support of
Oprah Winfrey and
Apple – but why?
At a festival filled with smaller films jostling for attention, and quite often distribution, making headlines two weeks before Sundance has even kicked off is a boost that most film-makers would kill for. But for the directors of the documentary On the Record, gaining worldwide traction wasn’t cause for celebration. It was something close to disaster.
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