New Documentary The Reckoning Looks At Harvey Weinstein and The MeToo Movement

A trailer has been released for the upcoming documentary The Reckoning: Hollywood’s Worst Kept Secret, which will arrive on November 6. The film was directed by Barry Avrich and distributed by Vertical Entertainment. It features interviews with several women who have accused Weinstein of sexual misconduct, including Katherine Kendall, Melissa Sagemiller and Laura Sivan. Avrich had already been working on a documentary about Weinstein when the news broke about his alleged behavior last year.

Avrich said: “When the scandal broke in October 2017 and widened to include many other Hollywood players, I knew I had to make a film that examined the scandal in great detail and the abuse of power. Just days after the scandal, I received 178 interview requests; five of them from fake journalists, who I believe worked for Harvey. So it continues… Given my history with Harvey and the recent allegations that have come to light in the industry, I felt it was necessary to give a voice to a movement that will be immortalized in film. I feel that it was necessary to explore this historical movement to provide a balanced view to the alleged victims and how it changed our culture forever.”

Rolling Stone said that Avrich also claims that Weinstein tried to intimidate him and his interview subjects, even allegedly telling IFC to buy the film and bury it.