Steal This Story, Please!

The precarious role of press freedom in our time is brought into sharp focus through a driven documentary portrait of investigative journalist Amy Goodman and her principled work.

After decades of reporting from the world’s conflict zones, from East Timor to Nigeria and Gaza, Amy Goodman has, since 1996, run the fully independent news program Democracy Now! on television, radio, and online. With admirable perseverance, she holds power to account, not least in the United States, where press freedom has become increasingly threatened during the Trump era. Lessin and Deal (who have produced several of Michael Moore’s films and were Oscar-nominated for Trouble the Water) deliver a powerful and engaging portrait of a determined fighter for democracy – and a searing contemporary reflection on lies, truth, and journalism.

• Johan Blomqvist