On the Record, the documentary about the rape accusations against music mogul Russell Simmons, premiered to not one, but three standing ovations when it bowed at the Sundance Film Festival on Saturday night, according to Indiewire. The documentary has also earned strong reviews, dispelling quality concerns after Oprah Winfrey pulled her support for the film just days before it was set to debut in Park City.

It’s been a long, controversial road for On the Record. Rape accusations were first made against Simmons in 2017, just months after the entertainment industry’s Harvey Weinstein-spurred reckoning. Simmons stepped down from leadership roles across all his companies shortly afterward, but denied the allegations. He continued to deny the claims after plans for On the Record were announced, publicly pressuring Winfrey to withdraw her support as a producer of the documentary.

Winfrey ultimately did remove herself from the project, but denied that her decision had anything to do with Simmons and his campaign. “I cannot be silenced by Russell Simmons after all I’ve been through,” she told CBS This Morning. Instead, Winfrey said, her concern was that she wanted the documentary to include the voices of more accusers, and to be pulled from the Sundance lineup in order to make that adjustment.

The film, however, appears to have been showered with praise from the Sundance crowd. Per Indiewire, the audience at the premiere gave the film a standing ovation before it started, as well as two more after it concluded. Filmmakers Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering sat down for a Q&A with the audience afterward, answering questions about the documentary.

“We wanted to thank the Sundance Institute and the Sundance Film Festival for their amazing support and for standing strong and for never blinking. These are difficult times and it’s important to stand up for truth and justice,” Ziering said, according to Indiewire. “We wanted to thank you all for being here and bearing witness to some of the most extraordinary people we have been privileged of working with over the last few years.”

Also in attendance were Sil Lai Abrams, a writer and activist who accused Simmons of raping her in 1994; Sherri Hines, a musician who alleged Simmons raped her in the 1980s; and Drew Dixon, a former Def Jam Recordings executive who alleged that Simmons sexually harassed her and raped her in 1995. The film revolves primarily around her accusations. “The past 15 days have been traumatic,” Dixon told USA Today. “Definitely lots of extra therapy sessions. Lots of anxiety. Lots of physical manifestations of anxiety. Not a lot of sleep. Not how I wanted to prepare for Sundance.”

Another of Saturday night’s attendees was Rosanna Arquette, one of the first actresses in 2017 to publicly accuse Weinstein of sexually harassing her. (Weinstein has denied all accusations of nonconsensual acts.) “I’m so proud of you,” Arquette told the women during the Q&A, per USA Today.

As the standing ovations may have indicated, early reviews of On the Record have been favorable. Rolling Stone called it an “undeniably moving, unsettling film” that grapples with the fact that black women have been marginalized in the greater #MeToo movement, while Entertainment Weekly dubbed it “brutal, heartbreaking, and—with or without Oprah’s co-sign—utterly necessary.” Though critics have also pointed out that the film has flaws—including magnifying Dixon’s story at the potential expense of including more accusers—the film’s early success at Sundance point to its broader potential once it hits mainstream audiences.

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