OPENING NIGHT FILM
Sponsored by Greenberg Traurig, LLP
STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE!
THU 12/4, 7:30pm, 101 min
BAY STREET THEATER
Directors Tia Lessin and Carl Deal and journalist Amy Goodman in attendance for Q&A
Cocktail reception follows the film screening
Directors: Carl Deal, Tia Lessin
Producers: Karen Ranucci, Diana Cohn, Caren Spruch
Editor: Mona Davis
Cinematographers: Cliff Charles, Nausheen Dadabhoy, Julia Dengel, Keith Walker
Undeterred by armed soldiers, smooth-talking politicians, and riot police, journalist Amy Goodman has reported some of the most consequential stories of our time. Steal This Story, Please! is a gripping portrait of Amy, the trailblazer whose unwavering commitment to truth-telling spans three decades of turbulent history. The film is both a call to action and a celebration of resistance, posing the question: What happens to democracy when the press surrenders to power?
Carl Deal and Tia Lessin directed and produced the Academy Award-nominated documentary Trouble the Water. The film was also honored with the 2008 Sundance Grand Jury Prize and was named Best Documentary Feature at the Full Frame Festival and the Gotham Independent Film Awards. The two filmmakers are longtime collaborators with Michael Moore and produced the anti-Trump epic Fahrenheit 11/9, along with other Moore films. Lessin received the Sidney Hillman Prize for Broadcast Journalism for her film Behind the Labels and three Emmys and the duPont-Columbia Award for her work as director of The Janes.