Amy Goodman / DN! Doc STEAL THIS STORY @ SBIFF Film Center
From April 17 through the 23rd, the SBIFF Film Center presents the local theatrical premiere of a new documentary, Steal This Story, Please!, a portrait of Amy Goodman, whose commitment to journalistic truth-telling spans three decades of turbulent history.
Shepard Fairey Poster for STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE! Amy Goodman documentary
KCSB-FM announces the area return of this self-released film, which won the Social Justice Award (sponsored by the Fund for Santa Barbara) and the Audience Choice Award at the 41st Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
Undeterred by slick politicians, armed soldiers, and riot police, Goodman has reported some of the most consequential stories of our time. Steal This Story, Please! profiles a trailblazer on the frontlines of global conflicts and the organized chaos of her daily news show, “Democracy Now!” — which has had a daily home on KCSB longer than any other media outlet in this part of the state.
Goodman and her team of cohosts and producers broadcast stories and voices routinely silenced by commercial media and public broadcast entities too.
Oscar-nominated filmmakers Carl Deal and Tia Lessin 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.
At times disarmingly 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?
More info on Steal This Story, Please!, including showtimes, can be found at SBIFFTHEATRES.com.
KCSB is a proud radio host of “Democracy Now!” — which airs at 91.9 FM Monday through Friday from 8-9am — and a regular partner of the SBIFF.
Steal This Story, Please! at SBIFF Film Center (April 17-23)