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202390 minPG-13documentary

LISTEN

202390 minPG-13documentary

A student athlete was murdered in 2018, and LISTEN examines how the institutions meant to protect her failed at every turn.

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A student athlete was murdered in 2018, and LISTEN examines how the institutions meant to protect her failed at every turn.

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Nicole Norendirector

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Lauren McCluskey was a student athlete at the University of Utah. She was murdered in 2018 by Melvin Rowland. LISTEN outlines the failures of various authorities and institutions in protecting her. It details the lack of action taken by campus police, the university, and other organizations in response to her pleas for help. The film presents a timeline of events leading to her death and the systemic shortcomings that contributed to the tragedy.

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