Steal This Story, Please!

Friday, April 17 (AT RUSH)
Q&A with Oscar®-Nominated filmmaker Tia Lessin
Moderated by Rosie Bultman, SF Public Press
Hosted by SF Independent Media Coalition

Saturday, April 18 (AT RUSH)
Q&A with Amy Goodman & director Tia Lessin
Moderated by Amanda Pike, Director of Film and TV at CIR Studios
Hosted by Electronic Frontier Foundation

Sunday, April 19 (AT RUSH)
Q&A with Amy Goodman & director Tia Lessin
Moderated by Myron Angus, Bay Area Current Editorial Board Member
Hosted by Bay Area Current

Wednesday, April 22 (AT RUSH)
Introduction by Amy Goodman

Amy Goodman takes on soldiers, politicians, and corporate media in a fearless pursuit of truth.

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 the trailblazer whose unwavering commitment to truth-telling spans three decades of turbulent history. From the frontlines of global conflicts to the organized chaos of her daily news show Democracy Now!, Goodman broadcasts stories and voices routinely silenced by commercial media.

Oscar-nominated filmmakers Carl Deal and Tia Lessin (Trouble the Water, The Janes) take us behind the scenes with the warm, wisecracking granddaughter of an Orthodox rabbi — raised in a tradition of asking hard questions – as she navigates a news landscape reshaped by technology, corporate consolidation, and political assaults on truth itself. Urgent, provocative and unexpectedly funny, Steal This Story, Please! is both a call to action and a celebration of resistance, posing the question: what happens to democracy when the press surrenders to power?

Directed by Carl Deal & Tia Lessin. Featuring  Juan Gonzalez, Amy Goodman, David Isay, Sharif Abdel Kouddous, Jeremy Scahill & Nermeen Shaikh.

Interview: Co-directors Carl Deal & Tia Lessen! – Peter Wong, Beyond Chron