There’s an elegant, almost poetic silence to one of the most compelling scenes of “On the Record,” a powerful new documentary about sexual violence that knows just when to dial down to a hushed quiet.
In the early morning darkness of Dec. 13, 2017, former music executive Drew Dixon walks to a coffee shop and buys the New York Times.
On the front page is the story in which she and two others accuse the powerful hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons, her former boss, of rape.
Dixon examines the article, carefully folds the paper back up, puts on a wool cap as if for protection — and crumples into silent tears.