Mighty Ira

Mighty Ira
Directed byNico Perrino, Aaron Reese, Chris Maltby
Distributed byFoundation for Individual Rights and Expression
Release date
  • October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryUnited States

Mighty Ira is a 2020 documentary film by Nico Perrino, Aaron Reese, and Chris Maltby. The film profiles the life and career of Ira Glasser, who was executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) from 1978 to 2001.

The movie focuses on Glasser's advocacy for free speech and racial justice, as well as his defense of the rights of neo-Nazis to rally in the Chicago suburb of Skokie, Illinois in the 1970s, which at the time was home to many Holocaust survivors. It also covers Glasser's unlikely friendship with William F. Buckley Jr. and his upbringing as a fan of the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team.

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