SAPIRO V. FORD: THE JEW WHO SUED HENRY FORD - Long Island Jewish Film Festival

Showings

Cinema Arts Centre - Cinema 1 Thu, Apr 16 7:00 PM
Cinema Arts Centre - Cinema 1 Fri, Apr 17 4:00 PM

Description

Long Island Jewish Film Festival
SAPIRO V. FORD: THE JEW WHO SUED HENRY FORD
Thursday, April 16th at 7 PM – with director Gaylen Ross in person, feat. post-film Q&A
& Friday, April 17th at 4 PM – with director Gaylen Ross in person, feat. post-film Q&A
$20 Public | $13 Members
Programmed by David  Schwartz, Independent Curator & Writer


Auto tycoon Henry Ford was America’s wealthiest man in America, and its most notorious anti-Semite. (He published the four-volume The International Jew: The World’s Foremost Problem). In 1927, the young Jewish lawyer and labor organizer Aaron Sapiro sued Ford for defamation. The courageous David vs. Goliath court case, considered the nation’s first hate speech trial, is the subject of this riveting documentary, which was originated by the late Michael Rose, and completed by Gaylen Ross. Resourcefully bringing the story to life with archival footage, animation, and Sapiro’s words dramatized by actor Ben Shekman, Ross has brought to life an important chapter in the story of extremism and resistance that is all too timely. (USA, 2026, 68 mins, English | Director Gaylen Ross, Producer Carol King, Originating Director Michael Rose (1952-2020))

Sapiro v. Ford examines the enduring question: how can societies confront power, prejudice, and propaganda while upholding justice?” - Miami Jewish Film Festival