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Amy Goodman will attend Hamptons Doc Fest’s opening night film and reception, where Steal This Story, Please! will be screened. Amy will be joined in the Q&A by the film’s directors, Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning filmmakers Tia Lessin and Carl Deal.

A reception follows the film and Q&A.

Hamptons Doc Fest writes of the film,

“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 Amy, the trailblazer whose unwavering commitment to truth-telling spans three decades of turbulent history. The film is both a call to action and a celebration of resistance, posing the question: What happens to democracy when the press surrenders to power?

Carl Deal and Tia Lessin directed and produced the Academy Award-nominated documentary Trouble the Water. The film was also honored with the 2008 Sundance Grand Jury Prize and was named Best Documentary Feature at the Full Frame Festival and the Gotham Independent Film Awards. The two filmmakers are longtime collaborators with Michael Moore and produced the anti-Trump epic Fahrenheit 11/9, along with other Moore films. Lessin received the Sidney Hillman Prize for Broadcast Journalism for her film Behind the Labels and an Emmy for her direction of The Janes.”

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• Hamptons Doc Fest