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Steal This Story, Please!

Steal This Story, Please!

Steal This Story, Please!

Dir. Carl Deal, Tia Lessin
100 min

Q&As with Amy Goodman and Director Carl Deal May 7 & May 8 (SOLD OUT) | Starts May 8

May 7th at 7pm screening is co-presented by KFAI and the Q&A will be moderated by Minneapolis artist Ricardo Levins Morales.

May 8th at 11:30am screening Q&A will be moderated by Rebecca Smith, the CEO of Speak MPLS.

ABOUT THE FILM

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?

Film Details

Film Type: Documentary Feature
Release Year: 2025
Runtime: 100 min
Country/Region: USA
Language: English
Tags: Activism, Biography, Documentary, Journalism, Women Directors
Program: New Releases

Cast/Crew

Director: Carl Deal, Tia Lessin
Executive Producer: Rosario Dawson, Jane Fonda, Tom Morello
Producer: Carl Deal, Tia Lessin, Karen Ranucci, Diana Cohn, Caren Spruch
Cinematographer: Cliff Charles, Nausheen Dadabhoy, Julia Dengel, Daniel Marracino, Keith Walker
Editor: Mona Davis
Composer: Zoë Keating