Athena Film Festival Sets 2026 Lineup With Sarah McBride, Barbara Jordan, E. Jean Carroll Docs (Exclusive)

The Barnard College-set event focused on female leadership will also include the Oscar-nominated documentary 'Cutting Through Rocks.'

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(“A big fat #bribe” is how the late-night host Stephen Colbert characterized CBS’s $16 million #settlement to #Trump, shortly before his own #CBS show was canceled; CBS called the cancellation “purely a financial decision.”) And so you can’t see #AskEJean, but you have no end of options this weekend when it comes to watching a “documentary” about the current first lady, Melania: Twenty Days to History

#Melania #propaganda #complicit #billionaires #media #dictatorship #MafiaState #EJeanCarroll

(The jury found #Trump liable for the #SexualAbuse & #defamation of #EJeanCarroll & ordered him to pay $5 million in compensation; Trump’s appeal is awaiting review by #SCOTUS.)

But very few people have seen #AskEJean or even heard of it. #Streaming platforms & #distributors have steered clear of a movie that plainly impugns Trump, regardless of its obvious relevance & engaging portrait of Carroll, whose decision to come forward was resolute in spite of everything she’d face as a result.

In 2019, #EJeanCarroll alleged that #Trump had sexually assaulted her in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room in the mid-1990s; #Trump promptly denied the allegation while deriding Carroll at rallies & in TV interviews as “totally lying” & “not my type.” #AskEJean follows Carroll as she prepares for the trial, revealing why she buried what had happened for so long; it captures, too, her profound discomfort while she’s badgered during depositions by Trump’s legal team, & her eventual victory.

#media

Recently, Gilbert watched a new documentary about an enigmatic woman of notable charm & courage preparing for one of the most momentous events in her life. That woman is #EJeanCarroll, & the movie is #AskEJean, a feature about Carroll’s life & her decision to sue #Trump in civil court for #defamation & #SexualBattery.

#Melania #propaganda #complicit #billionaires #media #authoritarianism #dictatorship #MafiaState

Meredith Blake: America needs to see 'Ask E. Jean,' but may not get the chance. The moving, funny documentary chronicles E. Jean Carroll's legal battles against #tRump and does not currently have distribution.

“No network particularly wants it. Maybe we’ll have a small theatrical release. That’s another thing about this—films are hidden away because people are afraid to show them."—Nevins of #hbo.
#TheContrarian #film #documentary #review #Askejean #censorship
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/america-needs-to-see-ask-e-jean-but

America needs to see 'Ask E. Jean,' but may not get the chance

The moving, funny documentary chronicles E. Jean Carroll's legal battles against Donald Trump and does not currently have distribution.

The Contrarian

‘Holding Liat,’ ‘Ask E. Jean,’ ‘The Librarians’ Take Top Prizes At Prestigious Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, Boosting Oscar Chances
#Documentary #Festivals #News #AskEJean #HoldingLiat #HotSpringsDocumentaryFilmFestival #KenJacobson #TheLibrarians

https://deadline.com/2025/10/hot-springs-documentary-film-festival-2025-awards-1236592873/

‘Holding Liat,’ ‘Ask E. Jean,’ ‘The Librarians’ Take Top Prizes At Prestigious Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, Boosting Oscar Chances

'Ask E. Jean,' 'Holding Liat,' and 'The Librarians' won the top prizes at the 34th Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival in Arkansas.

Deadline

‘Ask E. Jean’ Review: Urgent Documentary Sharply Follows the Pioneering Media Personality Who Sued Trump With Sexual Assault and Defamation Allegations — and Won Twice
#Variety #Reviews #AskEJean #EJeanCarroll #TellurideFilmFestival

https://variety.com/2025/film/reviews/ask-e-jean-review-documentary-sued-trump-1236501909/

'Ask E. Jean' Review: Documentary on the Woman Who Sued Trump for Assault — and Won

The Telluride premiere 'Ask E. Jean' allows E. Jean Carroll to tell her story, including her sexual assault and defamation lawsuits against Donald Trump.

Variety
'Ask E. Jean' Review: An Irrepressible Icon Tells Her Story

Telluride: Ivy Meeropol's intimate documentary about E. Jean Carroll works hard to contextualize her as a person, not a victim.

IndieWire

E. Jean Carroll, Journalist and Trump Accuser, Has Cooperated With a Soon-to-Be-Unveiled Documentary (Exclusive)
#MovieNews #Movies #AskEJean #Donaldtrump #EJeanCarroll

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/e-jean-carroll-journalist-trump-accuser-new-documentary-1236352215/

E. Jean Carroll, Journalist and Trump Accuser, Has Cooperated With a Soon-to-Be-Unveiled Documentary (Exclusive)

'Ask E. Jean,' a sales title directed by Ivy Meeropol, chronicles Carroll's life, trailblazing work and legal battles.

The Hollywood Reporter