Communities whose resistance cannot and will not be subdued by the forces that are determined to break them. Perseverance in action.
Content warning: References to domestic violence (Amma's Pride)
Accessibility: Closed captions available
Thank you to our screening partner: Twelve Gates Arts
How to Sue the Klan is the story of how five Black women from Chattanooga used legal ingenuity to take on the Ku Klux Klan in a historic 1982 civil case, fighting to hold them accountable for their crimes and bring justice to their community. Their victory set a legal precedent that continues to inspire the ongoing fight against organized hate.
- DirectorJohn Beder
- ProducerJohn Beder, Benjamin L. Crump, Cameron S. Mitchell, Raji Ramanathan
- Co-ProducerTiffany Herron, Jazmine King Leblanc, Nicole Brown
- CastBen Crump, Randolph McLaughlin, Juanita Toney, Nate Crumsey, Janice Sanford, Sonya Rollins, Constance Rollins, Betty Lawrence Lewis, Karen Dunn, Roberta Kaplan, Scott McCoy, David Cook
- CinematographerJohn Beder, Victor Tyler
- EditorNina Vizcarrondo
- AnimatorKatie DeRoche
- Sound DesignSummer Dregs
- MusicAmanda Jones, Kristen Personius , Nikhil Seetharam
Communities whose resistance cannot and will not be subdued by the forces that are determined to break them. Perseverance in action.
Content warning: References to domestic violence (Amma's Pride)
Accessibility: Closed captions available
Thank you to our screening partner: Twelve Gates Arts
How to Sue the Klan is the story of how five Black women from Chattanooga used legal ingenuity to take on the Ku Klux Klan in a historic 1982 civil case, fighting to hold them accountable for their crimes and bring justice to their community. Their victory set a legal precedent that continues to inspire the ongoing fight against organized hate.
- DirectorJohn Beder
- ProducerJohn Beder, Benjamin L. Crump, Cameron S. Mitchell, Raji Ramanathan
- Co-ProducerTiffany Herron, Jazmine King Leblanc, Nicole Brown
- CastBen Crump, Randolph McLaughlin, Juanita Toney, Nate Crumsey, Janice Sanford, Sonya Rollins, Constance Rollins, Betty Lawrence Lewis, Karen Dunn, Roberta Kaplan, Scott McCoy, David Cook
- CinematographerJohn Beder, Victor Tyler
- EditorNina Vizcarrondo
- AnimatorKatie DeRoche
- Sound DesignSummer Dregs
- MusicAmanda Jones, Kristen Personius , Nikhil Seetharam