• ASK E. JEAN

    Directed by Ivy Meeropol
    USA | 91 minutes | True Stories

  

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Film Festival 2026

Witty, fearless, and unapologetically candid, journalist and columnist E. Jean Carroll has spent her life telling women to speak their truth—then did just that when she accused Donald Trump of sexual assault and defamation, and triumphed twice against him.

film synopsis

Witty, fearless, and unapologetically candid, journalist and columnist E. Jean Carroll has spent her life telling women to speak their truth—then did just that when she took on one of the most powerful men in the world—Donald Trump—accusing him of battery and defamation. Blending biography and courtroom drama, this engrossing portrait traces Carroll’s journey from Miss Cheerleader USA to pioneering magazine editor to cultural icon who redefined what it means to stand up, even decades later. Director Ivy Meeropol celebrates a woman whose fight for justice reignited a national reckoning about power, truth, and resilience.

film details

Director: Ivy Meeropol
Producers: Laura Bickford, Annabelle Dunne, Ivy Meeropol
Cinematographers: Martina Radwan
Editor: Ferne Pearlstein, Leah Goudsmit
Music: Laura Karpman, Amelia Allen, Elena Pinderhughes
Cast: E. Jean Carroll
Country: USA
Language: English
Year: 2025
Running Time: 91 minutes
Director Filmography: After the Bite (2023), Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn (2019), Indian Point (2015), Heir to an Execution: A Granddaughter’s Story (2004)
Awards: Best Documentary Feature, Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival
Primary Company: Cinetic Media

Film Festival 2026