Audrie & Daisy (2016)

Description

The documentary tells the tragic stories of two American teenagers, Audrie Pott from California and Daisy Coleman from Missouri, who were sexually assaulted as young teens and later faced intense bullying, harassment, and public humiliation both in their communities and online. Through social media posts, court records, interviews, and police investigations, the film examines how the assaults and their aftermath deeply affected the girls and their families. Filmmakers Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk followed Daisy Coleman and her family for more than two years as they struggled with trauma and backlash from their town. The documentary also explores society’s treatment of sexual assault victims and the damaging role of social media in spreading abuse and victim-blaming. Audrie Pott died by suicide in 2012, just days after her assault. Daisy Coleman later became an activist and co-founded the organization SafeBAE, dedicated to preventing sexual assault in schools. After years of battling trauma and depression, Daisy also died by suicide in 2020 at the age of 23, followed months later by the death of her mother, Melinda Coleman.