Q&A with director Gaylen Ross, producer Carol King, and actor Ben Shenkman moderated by festival curator David Schwartz

Thursday, Mar. 26 2026, 4:00

• Gaylen Ross is an award-winning documentary director, writer, and producer with over 25 years of experiences, including Emmy-winning Blood Money: Switzerland's Nazi Gold and multiple films that premiered at major international festivals like Berlin, Toronto, and Hamptons. Her notable works include Killing Kasztner: The Jew Who Dealt With Nazis (theatrical releases in US, Israel, and France), Dealers Among Dealers (PBS) and two Chin documentaries co-directed with Andy Cohen and executive produced by Ai Weiwei. She serves as an Honorary Board member of the Indiana Jewish Historical Society and was named one of four Jewish women shaping Indiana history.
• Carol King is first and foremost a longtime proponent of women's rights. She is a Detroit native who built a career in public policy advocacy. She was inducted into the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame in 2008 in recognition of her contributions to women's rights and equality. Since moving to California, King has worked as Executive Producer with her late husband, Michael Rose, in their production company specializing in factual programming for television. She has overseen development, production, post-production and distribution of programs delivered to numerous networks around the world. Her desire is to use media to tell stories that move us to work for a more equal and just society for everyone.
• Ben Shenkman (in the role of Aaron Sapiro) is known to TV audiences for seven seasons of Showtime’s Billions and series regular roles on Shondaland's ABC series For the People and USA's Royal Pains. He recurred on Curb Your Enthusiasm, and was featured in HBO's acclaimed limited series The Night Of and Angels in America (Emmy and Golden Globe nominations). He'll next be seen in Ryan Murphy's upcoming JFK Jr. drama Love Story. Movie credits include last year's indie standout Christmas Eve in Miller's Point, The Trial of the Chicago 7 (Gotham Award), Blue Valentine, Then She Found Me, and Pi. On Broadway, he appeared in Larry David's Fish in the Dark, Sight Unseen and Proof (Tony nomination).
• David Schwartz is a New York–based film curator and writer, and former Chief Curator at the Museum of the Moving Image. A recipient of the New York Film Critics Circle’s Career Achievement Award, he is currently Director of Film Programming at the Barrymore Film Center and President of The Film-makers’ Cooperative. He previously programmed the Paris Theater for Netflix and has worked with leading institutions including Film Forum, Metrograph, and the Kennedy Center. Schwartz is also the editor of David Cronenberg: Interviews and has taught film history at Purchase College and NYU.

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