On Monday, Surviving Ohio State will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City. The documentary film will delve into the Ohio State sex abuse scandal and the victims of Dr. Richard Strauss, employed by the university from 1978-1998. It is based off the Sports Illustrated feature story from 2020 by Jon Wertheim , which dove into the abuse scandal and told the stories of numerous victims. Presented by HBO Sports Documentaries and produced by 101/Sports Illustrated Studios and Smokehouse Pictures, Surviving Ohio State is directed by Academy Award winner Eva Orner. Wertheim is an executive producer, while David C. Glasser, Grant Heslov, and George Clooney produced the project. It will feature interviews with former student athletes and others who were victims of Strauss’s abuse. Additionally, as in Wertheim’s feature story, the documentary will examine the culture at the university that allowed the scandal to go on for nearly two decades and the survivors’ efforts to hold the school accountable to this day. Student-athlete alumni interviewed include Mark Coleman, Adam DiSabato, Michael DiSabato, Will Knight, Al Novakowski, Rockey Ratliff, Dan Ritchie, and Mike Schyck. The documentary has a runtime of 108 minutes. After premiering at Tribeca it will debut on HBO Max at 9 p.m. ET on June 17. Liam McKeone is a senior writer for the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He has been in the industry as a content creator since 2017, and prior to joining SI in May 2024, McKeone worked for NBC Sports Boston and The Big Lead. In addition to his work as a writer, he has hosted the Press Pass Podcast covering sports media and The Big Stream covering pop culture. A graduate of Fordham University, he is always up for a good debate and enjoys loudly arguing about sports, rap music, books and video games. McKeone has been a member of the National Sports Media Association since 2020.