How to Sue the Klan

John Beder · 2024 · 35 minutes

Screening as part of Made in Tennessee Shorts 1
Nov. 16 · Regal Riviera · 3:30 p.m.

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.

John Beder is an Emmy-nominated documentary director specializing in participatory, community-centered filmmaking. His storytelling is rooted in themes of navigating identity, amplifying community stories of resistance, social justice, public health, and climate change. As the co-founder of Bedrock Productions, a community-centered production company, he has directed three documentaries, including the Emmy-nominated film Dying in Your Mother’s Arms.