'' The Hunting Ground '' is a 2015 documentary film about the incidence of sexual assault on college campuses in the United States and what its creators say is a failure of college administrations to deal with it adequately . Written and directed by Kirby Dick and produced by Amy Ziering , it premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival . The film was released on February 27 , 2015 , an edited version aired on CNN on November 22 , 2015 , and was released on DVD the week of December 1 , 2015 . It was released on Netflix in March 2016 . Lady Gaga recorded an original song , " Til It Happens to You , " for the film , which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song
2015 Sundance Film Festival
2015 Sundance Film Festival
The Hunting Ground