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After #MeToo: Barry Avrich's new film digs into the sexual misconduct allegations facing Harvey Weinstein

Avrich talks about revisiting the story of Harvey Weinstein in a new film, because his last documentary barely scratched the surface on the allegations facing the disgraced mogul.
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FILE- In this Feb. 9, 2015 file photo Harvey Weinstein speaks during a press conference for the film "Woman in Gold" at the 2015 Berlinale Film Festival in Berlin. New York City police said Friday, Nov. 3, 2017, that an actress' rape allegations against Weinstein are credible, and if the movie mogul was in the state and the accusation more recent, they would move to arrest him immediately. Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce said investigators have interviewed actress Paz de la Huerta. She has publicly accused Weinstein of raping her twice in her apartment in 2010 and called police about it on Oct. 26. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File) (Michael Sohn/Associated Press)

It's been seven months since the New York Times published their huge story about Harvey Weinstein and the multiple allegations of sexual misconduct made against him. It was the first of many stories that inspired the Me Too and Time's Up movements, and encouraged more women and men in the entertainment industry to step forward, and speak out against alleged sexual predators. Yesterday, the New York Times and the New Yorker picked up a Pulitzer Prize for public service for breaking that story about the former Hollywood executive, but the story isn't over yet.

Weinstein is soon expected to face his first deposition since the scandal broke and he continues to deny all allegations of sexual assault and misconduct. One Canadian director has been following this story very closely. Barry Avrich made a documentary about Weinstein's life and career about seven years ago. Now, he's revisiting Weinstein's story in a new documentary, because his last film barely scratched the surface on the allegations facing the disgraced mogul. His new film is called The Reckoning: Hollywood's Worst Kept Secret, and it was just announced today that it will have its world premiere at the Hot Docs Festival in Toronto, which opens Thursday, April 26 and wraps Sunday, May 6.

From a studio in Los Angeles, Avrich speaks to Tom Power about what to expect from this new film and the importance of following up his first one.

— Produced by Shannon Higgins

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