Special Screening

AMY GOODMAN: STEAL THIS STORY PLEASE

Directed by Carl Deal and Tia Lessin

USA, 2025, 1h 38min, DCP

Special Screening

AFS Cinema

6406 N I-35 Suite 3100 Austin, TX 78752

Showtime

Sun, May 17

Pricing

$14 evening / $11.50 matinee (available M-F for shows before 5 PM)

$4 discounts for all AFS members.

Discounts for AISD educators and local high school & college students are available at the box office with a valid school ID.

Accessibility

See more about AFS Cinema’s accessibility here.

Join us for this special screening with Amy Goodman and Academy Award®-nominated director Tia Lessin in attendance. The film opens for a regularly scheduled run on May 22. 

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 WITH 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?

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