MANUFACTURING HATE: 10 QUESTIONS FOR HENRY FORD

OFFICIAL SELECTION - San Francisco Jewish Film Festival | OFFICIAL SELECTION - Ann Arbor Film Festival Antisemitism • American Fascism • Labor History • Henry Ford • Nativism • Xenophobia • Propaganda Date of Completion: 2021 | Run Time: 58 minutes​​ | Language: English | Captions: Yes | Includes: Transcript | Director, Producer, and Writer: Andy Kirshner | Choreographer: Debbie Williams | Henry Ford: John Lepard The maker of the Model-T was a dealer in lies. In the 1920’s, Ford published a series of inflammatory articles in his weekly newspaper, The Dearborn Independent. Blaming Jews for everything from WWI and economic depression to short skirts and the corrupting influence of Jazz, Ford’s publications quickly spread around the world — and to Germany, where they became enormously popular. Adolf Hitler praised Ford as “the leader of our fascist movement in America,” and awarded him a medal. Manufacturing Hate investigates the iconic automaker’s often sanitized place in American His