Groomed (film)
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- Gwen van de Pas
- Jason Blum
- Bill Guttentag
- Dylan Nelson
- Mo Scarpelli
- Rich Wong
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| Directed by | Gwen van de Pas |
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| Starring | Gwen van de Pas |
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| Edited by | Hibah Schweitzer |
| Music by | Sieste van Gorkom |
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| Distributed by | Discovery+ |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Groomed is a 2021 American documentary film that was directed, produced and starred in by Gwen van de Pas, with Jason Blum serving as a producer under his Blumhouse Productions banner. The film follows Van de Pas as she returns to her hometown in search of answers regarding the man who sexually abused her as a child and to understand more about grooming.
The film was released on March 18, 2021, by Discovery+.
Gwen van de Pas returns to her home town in search of answers of the man who sexually abused her as a child, to understand more about grooming.
Production
Gwen van De Pas left her job as a consultant in San Francisco to begin a documentary about sexual assault which occurred in her childhood while she was on a swim team.[1] van de Pas spoke with multiple victims of assault and grooming with some appearing in the film to understand the process better and to feel less alone in the experience.[2] In February 2021, it was announced Discovery+ would distribute the film, with Jason Blum serving as a producer on the film, under his Blumhouse Productions banner.[3]