The People v. Leo Frank

The events leading up to the 1913 lynching of Leo Frank, an American Jew wrongfully accused of murdering a young girl who worked in his factory, are faithfully recreated in this fascinating documentary. Dramatic sequences, taken from transcripts, documents and letters, help to make the film both a first-rate murder mystery and a thought-provoking look at racial and religious prejudice in the early-20th-century American South. Ben Loeterman’s film offers a wealth of rare archival images and new interviews with historians, politicians and the descendants of the participants, infusing these nearly century-old events with a special resonance for today.