Roleplay

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Roleplay

2024

1h 25m

Documentary

Drama

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ROLEPLAY is a feature documentary that follows a group of college students as they confront sexual violence on their campus through a transformative theater process. This urgent coming of age story follows young adults grappling with sex, consent, identity, and power on their paths to adulthood.

Brian Tallerico

RogerEbert.com

Mathews has a deceptively subtle voice as a director, providing a supportive platform more than insisting on cinematic results.

Mar 16, 2024

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

The brilliance of Roleplay is very likely the same reason some won't resonate with it. The stories that come to life here are messy and true, less black-and-white and more filled with kaleidoscopic grays.

Rated: 3.5/4.0

Oct 17, 2024

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Abe Friedtanzer

The Film Experience

Kate Lyn Matthews’ feature debut gets intimate in a way that feels very constructive and has the potential to do good. Its rawness is extremely effective.

Rated: B+

Jul 27, 2024

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Brandon Lewis

Geek Vibes Nation

More than a documentary about campus sexual violence, Roleplay is a damning window into the ways society reinforces rape culture.

Rated: 8/10

Jul 3, 2024

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Louisa Moore

Screen Zealots

Watching as the creative process brings out the deepest hurt along with the most freeing form of healing is not only a testament to the courage and authenticity of the film’s subjects, but it’s cathartic for the viewer, too.

Jun 28, 2024

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Stephen Saito

Moveable Fest

The director captures the amorphous nature of conversations around sexual violence when everyone has different ideas about consent, arriving from different backgrounds and beliefs.

Mar 25, 2024

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Katie Mathews

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Katie Mathews

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Darcy McKinnon

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Jenny Mercein

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Abby Epstein

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Synopsis

ROLEPLAY is a feature documentary that follows a group of college students as they confront sexual violence on their campus through a transformative theater process. This urgent coming of age story follows young adults grappling with sex, consent, identity, and power on their paths to adulthood.

Director: Katie Mathews
Producer: Katie Mathews, Darcy McKinnon, Jenny Mercein
Genre: Documentary, Drama
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 25m