Democracy Now! was birthed at WPFW’s Champlain Street Studios! On Saturday, May 2, WPFW celebrates Democracy Now!’s 30th Anniversary with a noon screening of the new documentary STEAL THIS STORY PLEASE! at AFI, including a post-screening discussion between Amy Goodman and Program Director Katea Stitt. The screening is part of the DC Labor Film Festival.                                                                                                                                              The celebration continues after the screening with a luncheon with Amy Goodman and filmmakers Carl Deal and Tia Lessin at Busboys and Poets Takoma, beginning at 2:30pm, featuring a special Democracy Now 30th Anniversary menu curated by Andy Shallal.

Screening only tickets are $50; and screening and luncheon tickets are $150. Space is limited; tickets can be purchased by CLICKING HERE

 

STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE!, winner of nine audience awards, the gripping portrait of iconic independent journalist Amy Goodman is directed by Oscar nominated filmmakers Carl Deal and Tia Lessin.

 

In 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?