What if she lets down the women who have entrusted her with their stories? What if this ends her writing career before it even begins? There are so many reasons not to go ahead, but if Josie doesn’t step up, who will?įrom the author of Full Disclosure, this is a moving testament to the #MeToo movement, and all the ways women stand up for each other.Ĭontent Warnings: Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment.Ī sort of Black teenage girl version of Ronan Farrow’s now infamous reporting into allegations of abuse by Harvey Weinstein, Off the Record by Camryn Garrett (Full Disclosure) is, as the summary states, about an eager sprouting journalist who helps facilitate the #metoo movement.Īs the summary states, high school senior Josie Wright wins a competition to write a profile of soon to be megastar actor Marius Canet for a magazine called Deep Focus.
Josie wants to expose the man responsible, but she’s reluctant to speak up, unsure if this is her story to tell.
One woman’s account leads to another and another. But when a young actress lets her in on a terrible secret, the answer is clear: she’s in over her head. Josie’s world is expanding so rapidly, she doesn’t know whether she’s flying or falling. She even finds herself catching feelings for the subject of her profile, dazzling young newcomer Marius Canet. Soon Josie is jetting off on a multi-city tour, rubbing elbows with sparkly celebrities, frenetic handlers, stone-faced producers, and eccentric stylists. So when she wins a contest to write a celebrity profile for Deep Focus magazine, she’s equal parts excited and scared, but also ready.
The behind-the-scenes access of Almost Famous meets the searing revelations of #metoo in this story of a teen journalist who uncovers the scandal of the decade.Įver since seventeen-year-old Josie Wright can remember, writing has been her identity, the thing that grounds her when everything else is a garbage fire.
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