Surviving Ohio State

Surviving Ohio State
Release poster
Directed by	Eva Orner
Based on	"Why Aren't More People Talking About the Ohio State Sex Abuse Scandal?" by Jon Wertheim
Produced by	Eva Orner Joshua Rofé Steven J. Berger
Cinematography	Nick Higgins
Edited by	Charles Olivier
Production companies	HBO Sports Documentaries Smokehouse Pictures 101 Studios Nerdy Girl
Distributed by	HBO
Release dates	June 9, 2025 (2025-06-09)(Tribeca) June 17, 2025 (2025-06-17)(United States)
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

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

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

It had its world premiere at the 2025 Tribeca Festival on June 9, 2025. ^[7] It was released on June 17, 2025. ^[8]

References

1. "Surviving Ohio State". Tribeca Festival . Retrieved April 27, 2025.
2. Wertheim, Jon (October 5, 2020). "Why Aren't More People Talking About the Ohio State Sex Abuse Scandal?". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved April 27, 2025.
3. Lerner, Drew (March 31, 2025). "HBO documentary on Richard Strauss sex abuse scandal to release this year". Awful Announcing. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
4. Porter, Rick (February 22, 2021). "George Clooney to Produce Ohio State Abuse Scandal Docuseries". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved April 27, 2025.
5. Porter, Rick (June 7, 2022). "George Clooney's Ohio State Abuse Documentary Lands at HBO". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
6. "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.
7. 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.
8. "HBO Original Documentary SURVIVING OHIO STATE Debuts June 17". Warner Bros. Discovery . June 5, 2025. Retrieved June 5, 2025.

External links

• Surviving Ohio State at IMDb