VSRI Screening: Filmmakers for the Prosecution

The Visual Studies Research Institute presents a screening of Filmmakers for the Prosecution, directed by Jean-Christophe Klotz. The documentary tells the remarkable true story of the Office of Strategic Services officers who searched for motion-picture evidence that could be used to prosecute Nazi leaders at the International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg. Featuring newly discovered archival footage, the film traces the search for these images and their historic presentation as evidence in a court of law. Filmmakers for the Prosecution offers a powerful account of how moving images helped convict Nazi war criminals while shaping the historical record and collective memory of the Holocaust. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Sylvie Lindeperg of Université Paris 1 and USC professors Michael Renov and Vanessa Schwartz. Join us for a timely conversation about film as historical evidence, the ethics of representing atrocity, and the relationship between cinema, memory, and justice.