Ford Hall Forum: Bully. Coward. Victim: The Story of Roy Cohn – Documentary Film Screening

Modern Theatre, Boston

About the Show

Ford Hall Forum at Suffolk University invites you to join us for an evening of film and conversation exploring history, justice and the dangers we face today, as we screen the documentary film:

Bully. Coward. Victim: The Story of Roy Cohn

After the screening, the filmmaker Ivy Meeropol will be in conversation with award-winning author and historian Nina Silber.

This gripping documentary offers a penetrating look at the life and legacy of Roy Cohn—one of the most notorious and influential figures in 20th-century American politics. As a young prosecutor, Cohn helped convict Julius and Ethel Rosenberg at the height of the Red Scare. He rose to national fame as Senator Joseph McCarthy’s ruthless chief counsel during the anti-communist hearings of the 1950s, and later became a fixer, power broker, and mentor to Donald Trump.

Told through archival footage, rare interviews, and the personal lens of director Ivy Meeropol—the granddaughter of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg—the film explores Cohn’s complicated legacy: a man who built his career by attacking others while concealing his own vulnerabilities. Both a historical reckoning and a deeply personal journey, Bully. Coward. Victim. reveals how Cohn’s tactics and influence continue to shape American politics today.

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Monday, October 27, 2025 at 6:00pm

Suffolk University's Modern Theatre
525 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02111

Admission is FREE. Tickets are required. This event is open to the public.

Walk-up tickets will be available to reserve at the Modern Theatre box office day-of, subject to availability.

The Modern Theatre box office and lobby will open one hour before the event's scheduled start time.

If you have any questions or if you need assistance reserving tickets, please email the Modern Theatre Box Office at boxoffice@suffolk.edu .

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SEATING: This event has General Admission seating. All seats are first-come, first-served.

WAITLIST: If the event is sold out, you may add your name to the waitlist by checking in at the box office on the day of the performance. All unclaimed tickets will be released to the waitlist ten minutes before the event's scheduled start time.

ARRIVAL: The Modern Theatre lobby and the box office will open one hour before the event's scheduled start time.

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