Prosecuting Evil: The Extraordinary World of Ben Ferencz

Barry Avrich’s new documentary tells the story of Ben Ferencz—the last surviving Nuremberg prosecutor and lifelong advocate of “law not war.” After witnessing Nazi concentration camps shortly after liberation, Ferencz became a lead prosecutor at age 27 in the Einsatzgruppen trial. All 22 Nazi officials tried for murdering over a million people were convicted. Ferencz went on to advocate for restitution for Jewish victims of the Holocaust and later for the establishment of the International Criminal Court.

Screening of film is followed by a moderated post-film conversation with Director Barry Avrich, moderated by film critic Joe Neumaier. 

Barry Avrich, Director

Acclaimed documentary filmmaker Barry Avrich has produced and directed over 40 documentaries and is best known for provocative exposés of some of the most controversial icons in modern history including Hollywood mogul Lew Wasserman, Bob Guccione, Winston Churchill and Harvey Weinstein as well as award-winning film adaptations of The Tempest and King Lear. Avrich has also produced the Scotiabank Giller Prize and Canadian Screen Awards broadcasts. Avrich published his bestselling memoir; Moguls, Monsters and Madmen. In 2007, Avrich built the world’s first state-of-the-art movie theatre in a hospital at Toronto’s SickKids.