Steal This Story, Please!

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Steal This Story, Please!
Directed by
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography
  • Cliff Charles
  • Nausheen Dadabhoy
  • Julia Dengel
  • Keith Walker
Edited byMona Davis
Music byZoë Keating
Production
company
Xceptional Communications
Release date
  • June 12, 2025 (2025-06-12)(DC/DOX)
Running time
98 minutes [1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Steal This Story, Please! is a 2025 documentary film which explores the life and career of independent investigative journalist Amy Goodman and her work on the news program Democracy Now! . It was directed by Oscar-nominated, Emmy Awards-winning filmmakers Tia Lessin and Carl Deal. [2] [3] Musician and political activist Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave) as well as actress and political activist Rosario Dawson are among the executive producers. [1]

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For its world premiere, Steal This Story, Please! opened the DC/DOX film festival in Washington, D.C. on June 12, 2025. [1] [4] The international premiere took place on November 15, 2025 at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam. [5] In both instances, the screening was followed by an in-person discussion notably involving Amy Goodman and filmmakers Carl Deal and Tia Lessin, about the importance of independent journalism. [1] [6]

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Release

Steal This Story, Please! was screened at the 52nd Telluride Film Festival on August 31, 2025 [7] [8]

The film will be presented in the True Stories section of the 37th Palm Springs International Film Festival on January 3, 2026. [9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Steal This Story, Please!". DC/DOX Film Festival 2025.
  2. ↑ Wissot, Lauren (November 13, 2025). ""The Film Is a Portrait of Amy Goodman, But It's Also a Celebration of Resistance": Carl Deal and Tia Lessin on their DOC NYC and IDFA-debuting Steal This Story, Please!". Filmmaker Magazine.
  3. ↑ Haynie, Olivia (November 12, 2025). "Amy Goodman has been a fearless journalist for more than four decades; she says her Jewish roots made her that way".
  4. ↑ "Film About Democracy Now! Journalist Amy Goodman To Open Third Annual DC/DOX Festival (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.com. April 30, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Steal This Story, Please!". IDFA. November 16, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Amy Goodman at IDFA Screening of "Steal This Story, Please!"". DemocracyNow.org.
  7. ↑ "52nd Telluride Film Festival Announces Lineup". Telluride Film Festival. 2025-06-12. Retrieved 2025-12-05.
  8. ↑ Davis, Clayton (2025-08-28). "Telluride Festival Lineup: 'Hamnet,' 'Springsteen' and 'Ballad of Small Player' Set for Premieres With Tributes for Ethan Hawke and Noah Baumbach". Variety. Retrieved 2025-12-05.
  9. ↑ "Steal This Story, Please!". Palm Springs International Film Festival . 3 December 2025. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
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