Across a five-decade career, E. Jean Carroll has emerged as a trailblazing American journalist and beloved advice columnist, conquering the male dominated publishing world of 1980s and 90s New York with a fearless voice all her own. Ask E. Jean uncovers the thrilling and adventurous life of a singular icon, and the only woman to beat Trump in court. Twice.

COMING SOON

STORY 

Ask E. Jean is the captivating story of E. Jean Carroll’s storied life, from her early days as Miss Cheerleader USA to her rise as a pioneering journalist, author, talk show host and beloved advice columnist. Carroll broke barriers as the first female editor at landmark magazines including Esquire, Playboy, and Outside, helping to redefine women’s roles in media with her sharp wit and fearless voice. In recent years, she reignited public discourse by standing up to power, after bringing a civil case against Donald Trump for sexual assault and defamation, which quickly became a high-profile legal battle. She became the only woman to beat Trump twice in court, sparking a national conversation about truth, accountability, and resilience. Ask E. Jean is a portrait of an indomitable woman who proved it’s never too late to reclaim your voice, rewrite your story, and change the world.

FILMMAKER

Ivy Meeropol is the director of ASK E. JEAN, a feature documentary film about the advice columnist and journalist E. Jean Carroll, the only woman to beat Trump twice in court. Her previous feature documentary AFTER THE BITE, about the explosion of great white sharks and seals on Cape Cod, premiered to great acclaim July 2023 on HBO. She premiered her HBO documentary ROY COHN: BULLY, COWARD, VICTIM at the 2019 New York Film Festival and in 2020 the film was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Historical Documentary. She was the Senior Story Producer on the CNNFilms documentary THE END: INSIDE THE LAST DAYS OF THE OBAMA WHITE HOUSE, which premiered at the National Archives in Washington, DC, and was one of the highest rated of CNN’s original films. She directed and produced the feature INDIAN POINT, about an aging nuclear power plant close to New York City, which was honored with the Frontline Award for Journalism in a Documentary Film and aired on NHK during the anniversary of Fukushima in Japan. Ivy created and directed the nonfiction series THE HILL (Sundance Channel), about Congressman Robert Wexler (D-FL) and his young staff (nominated for best series by the International Documentary Association). She produced the feature documentary MUSEUM TOWN, which premiered at SXSW, and has produced and directed for the Emmy Award winning climate change series YEARS OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY (National Geographic) and for DEATH ROW STORIES (CNN), Executive produced by Alex Gibney and Robert Redford. Ivy’s debut film, HEIR TO AN EXECUTION (HBO), explored the legacy of her grandparents Ethel and Julius Rosenberg. It premiered at Sundance and was shortlisted for an Academy Award. Kenneth Turan, of the Los Angeles Times, called it, “An exceptional documentary... a compelling emotional narrative laced with explosive political material.” Ivy was a Sundance Institute Fellow and has been awarded grants from the Sundance Documentary Fund, the NY State Council for the Arts, and the MacArthur Foundation. She is a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences.

REVIEWS

“...Director Ivy Meeropol accomplishes the near-impossible, telling the story of Carroll in a manner as consistently enthralling and unapologetic as its subject.” - Tomris Laffly, Variety

“illuminating… illustrates a cultural shift in attitudes toward women who make accusations against powerful men.” - The New York Times

“An Irrepressible Icon Tells Her Story… revelatory, and necessary” - IndieWire

“the Most Powerful—And Delightful—Documentary You’ll See This Year” - Marie Claire

“a thoughtful and tactful retrospective of her life” - RogerEbert.com

“illustrates the type of vibrant, self-possessed woman E. Jean Carroll is.” - Alliance of Women Film Journalists

“a must-see.” - Next Best Picture

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