Steal This Story, Please!
Directed by Carl Deal, Tia Lessin
New York-based independent investigative journalist Amy Goodman has been reporting from hotspots around the world for decades: from East Timor to Morocco, Nigeria, and Gaza, and closer to home during 9/11 and the Iraq War. Goodman and a small group of colleagues present the daily online, TV, and radio news program Democracy Now!, which has been on the air since 1996 with no government funding, thanks to… From TMDB
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60 of 105 · most liked first“STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE!” is a great new documentary about the life & times of the brilliant Amy Goodman of @democracynow.org.
positive · AI labelView post →Congratulations to "Steal This Story, Please!" for winning an audience award at the Woodstock Film Festival. The documentary tells the story of Amy Goodman and Democracy Now! See our website for special screenings across the U.S. democracynow.org/events
neutral · AI labelView post →If you can, go see "Steal This Story, Please!" - it is a fantastic documentary about Amy Goodman and @democracynow.org throughout her nearly four decades of courageous reporting. It is at turns heartbreaking, inspiring, and funny! And support independent journalism!
positive · AI labelView post →Democracy Now!'s Amy Goodman will be in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on Friday for a special screening of "Steal This Story, Please!" The documentary follows her career from East Timor to Standing Rock and beyond. Details on our website ⤵️ www.democracynow.org/events/2025/...
neutral · AI labelView post →Trailer drop: STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE You do not want to miss this trailer. Or this film! Opens April 10 in NYC. The star is my friend of 35 years Amy Goodman of @democracynow.org. Directors are my friends Tia Lessin and Carl Deal. I'm an EP. PLEASE SHARE variety.com/2026/film/ne...
positive · AI labelView post →Join CDSA comrades tabling Wednesday, May 13th at the 7PM screening of “Steal This Story, Please!”about independent news outlet Democracy Now! at the historic Music Box Theater. Setup is at 6PM, doors at 6:30, and you will be able to watch the movie for free RSVP actionnetwork.org/events/steal...
neutral · AI labelView post →Documentary on history of news outlet Democracy Now! “‘Steal This Story, Please!’ traces the career of Amy Goodman and the growth of Democracy Now! from a scrappy radio broadcast carried on a handful of stations into a global news platform broadcast on more than 1,400." jacobin.com/2026/05/good...
neutral · AI labelView post →San Francisco folks, “Steal This Story, Please!” Is showing at the Roxie from April 17-23 (I made the music)
neutral · AI labelView post →Steal This Story, Please! @stealthisstory.bsky.social In Theaters April 10
neutral · AI labelView post →Steal This Story, Please! w/ Amy Goodman youtu.be/pQ8qGfF3Wnw
neutral · AI labelView post →Steal This Story, Please! came to Burlington along with director Carl Deal and Amy Goodman herself. Amy is so inspiring. You could feel a fired up energy building in the room. Its momentum, 200 screenings so far, is remarkable for an independent film with DIY distro. It gives me so much hope.
positive · AI labelView post →Amy G with Riz Ahmed & Laura Dern at Telluride Film Festival. The Amy Goodman doc Steal This Story, Please — coming soon.
neutral · AI labelView post →Congrats to the team of “Steal This Story, Please!” and Amy Goodman on their well-deserved standing ovation this weekend at Telluride. I wish I could have been there! Original score by yours truly :) www.thewrap.com/amy-goodman-...
positive · AI labelView post →Mark. Your. Calendars. Steal This Story Please opens April 10 @ifccenter.bsky.social. #supportIndieFilm deadline.com/2026/02/stea...
neutral · AI labelView post →All fired up for a preview screening of the spectacular Amy Goodman doc STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE at the Barrymore Film Center. Yup, I’m an EP
positive · AI labelView post →With the legendary Amy Goodman — and my very happy Dad at the premiere of the amazing doc Steal This Story Please. I’m an EP! Can’t wait for everyone to see this film later this year.
positive · AI labelView post →We were moved to tears and inspired to see Tia Lessin and Carl Deal's documentary, Steal This Story, Please!, about the amazing Amy Goodman of @democracynow.org — and got a special thrill from seeing that the music came from @zoekeating.com. A fine antidote to corporate media's version of reality.
positive · AI labelView post →June 12 is the world premier of Steal This Story, Please!
neutral · AI labelView post →Undeterred by soldiers, riot police & politicians, Amy Goodman of @DemocracyNow.org reports the truth others won't touch. “Steal This Story, Please!” is the film this moment demands. Watch @trevortimm.bsky.social explain and then follow the link to get your tickets: stealthisstory.org
neutral · AI labelView post →There couldn't be a more timely film than the Amy Goodman/Democracy Now! doc STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE. My friends Tia Lessin & Carl Deal are directors. I'm an EP. TIX ON SALE FOR @ifccenter.bsky.social STARTING APRIL 9 AT LINK BELOW!
positive · AI labelView post →STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE! is in theaters this weekend! A gripping portrait of iconic independent journalist Amy Goodman (Democracy Now!) from Academy Award® nominated directors Carl Deal and Tia Lessin "Stirring... rousing, urgent" – Screen International 🎟️ stealthisstory.org
neutral · AI labelView post →FANTASTIC news for documentary lovers — and democracy lovers. STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE will stream in the US starting October 20!!! variety.com/2026/film/gl...
neutral · AI labelView post →We were thrilled and honored to host the opening night of “Steal This Story, Please!” at @ifccenter.bsky.social. The documentary explores the life and career of @democracynow.org’s Amy Goodman. Here’s our executive director, @trevortimm.bsky.social, giving opening remarks tonight in NYC.
neutral · AI labelView post →STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE is coming to NYC this week! Most tix already SOLD OUT but a few tix still available and let me tell you, if you’re a @democracynow.org fan, you are going to want to be there for that FIRST WEEK at @ifccenter.bsky.social (Link for tix in comments.)
positive · AI labelView post →“It’s critical to spread the word about independent media!” — Amy Goodman At the NYC premiere of “Steal This Story, Please!” — the remarkable new documentary on Amy Goodman and Democracy Now! — Amy is greeted with a thunderous standing ovation.
neutral · AI labelView post →WORLD PREMIERE of Steal This Story, Please tonight @dcdoxfest.bsky.social at the Woolly Mammoth! The world deserves an Amy Goodman @democracynow.org doc and we finally have a spectacular one from Tia Lessin & Carl Deal. So proud to be an EP! dcdoxfest.com/films/steal-...
positive · AI labelView post →“Steal This Story, Please!” is opening this week in a whole bunch of other cities too, including NYC, Minneapolis, LA, Seattle, San Diego, Portland, Chicago and many more! stealthisstoryplease.official.film
neutral · AI labelView post →“Steal This Story, Please!” follows journalist Amy Goodman as she takes on soldiers, politicians and corporate media in a fearless pursuit of the truth. It’s won audience choice for best doc at all 4 festivals it’s gone to so far. Next up is St Louis & then DOC NYC. Orig score by me 😊. Go see it!
positive · AI labelView post →PVD folks: if you're looking for something to do this weekend, the Avon is hosting two screenings/Q&As -- tonight and tomorrow afternoon -- of the documentary "Steal This Story, Please!" about the legendary journalist, Amy Goodman. I'll be tabling with @thepvdeye.bsky.social tomorrow.
neutral · AI labelView post →"Steal This Story, Please!" opens April 10 at @ifccenter.bsky.social with opening remarks from FPF's Trevor Timm. The award-winning film about @democracynow.org host Amy Goodman is directed by Oscar-nominated filmmakers Carl Deal and Tia Lessin. 🎟️ Get tickets: tickets.ifccenter.com/websales/pag...
neutral · AI labelView post →There is still time to see “Steal This Story, Please!” More screenings across the US and Canada: stealthisstoryplease.official.film
unlabelledView post →Steal This Story, Please! finally screening in Vermont at VTIFF on June 18 and 20
unlabelledView post →🍿 Is God Is, Obsession, Marty Life is Short, Steal This Story Please: letterboxd.com/ColsUndergro...
unlabelledView post →Shepard Fairey on Art, Activism & Resisting Fascism. > We speak with artist Shepard Fairey, best known for the Obama “Hope” poster, about the role of art in politics, the rise of fascism in the United States and more. Democracy Now!'s Amy Goodman spoke with Fairey in Los Angeles last week and toured his studio. Some of his recent artworks depict ICE agents with labels like “Domestic Terrorist,” used by Trump administration officials to describe protesters who oppose the administration's…
unlabelledView post →“Steal This Story, Please!”will be in theaters nationwide starting April 10th stealthisstory.org
unlabelledView post →Great review of the new documentary 'Steal This Story, Please' (@stealthisstory.bsky.social) about the truly wonderful journalist Amy Goodman and the @democracynow.org channel - in a world of struggle and war "Our job is to be at the target end". #Resisters www.theguardian.com/film/2026/au...
unlabelledView post →Hardy - and Heart-y - standing O for the premiere of Steal This Story, Please at @dcdoxfest.bsky.social - Tia Lessin & Carl Deal’s epic Amy Goodman doc.
unlabelledView post →Chicago! STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE! opens this weekend at the Music Box, featuring in-person Q&As on Friday & Saturday! Get Tickets Now: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...
unlabelledView post →Current Affairs will be co-presenting the Sunday, May 24 screening of Steal This Story, Please! at 3:30pm at the Broad Theater. The screening will feature a special Q&A with director Carl Deal, moderated by Nathan J. Robinson. Tickets can be purchased here: www.thebroadtheater.com/movie/steal-...
unlabelledView post →Hasan Piker interviewed Amy Goodman, founder of Democracy Now about her documentary, “Steal This Story, Please!
unlabelledView post →Thank you to the amazing Sepideh Moafi (#ThePitt) for these wonderful words about STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE! 🫶✌️
unlabelledView post →'Steal This Story, Please!': New doc highlights Amy Goodman's journalism, telling truth to power www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTiz...
unlabelledView post →The movie we need right now. STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE! is showing this weekend in select theaters across the country. Find one near you and feel a little less alone! More info at StealThisStory.org
unlabelledView post →'Steal This Story, Please!' is screening at Bertha DocHouse, London, on 12 August. Goodman also appears on the Edinburgh international festival’s Global Ideas Stage on 11 August.
unlabelledView post →"Steal This Story, Please" is an absorbing documentary about Amy Goodman, the "Democracy Now!" host and investigative journalist — and how she's cracked open stories, from East Timor to Dakota Pipeline, that mainstream media doesn't like to touch. 3/4 moviecricket.net/blog/2026/5/...
unlabelledView post →The acclaimed documentary STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE! about New York-based independent investigative journalist Amy Goodman starts Friday at the Kiggins! Tickets on sale now! www.kigginstheatre.com/movie/steal-...
unlabelledView post →Spoke to @democracynow.org hero Amy Goodman and co-director Tia Lessin about their film championing independent news media, Steal This Story, Please! It's playing at Adelaide Film Festival, then releasing nationally shortly thereafter bit.ly/4i11XcB
unlabelledView post →Taking on politicians, CEOs and riot police, Amy Goodman has reported some of the most urgent and underreported stories of our time. Steal This Story, Please! is a gripping account of the trailblazing journalist whose unwavering commitment to truth-telling spans three decades of turbulent history.
unlabelledView post →STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE! Thurs, 01. Oct | 7 - 9 pm For adults | In English At Spore Initiative (Hermanstr. 86, Berlin-Neukölln) @democracynow.org @hahauenstein.bsky.social @jeremyscahill.com #IndependentJournalism #PressFreedom #AmyGoodman #DemocracyNow #StealThisStoryPlease #FreeSpeech
unlabelledView post →@democracynow.org journalist Amy Goodman documentary, Steal This Story, Please! reviewed by Alireza Hatamvand Steal This Story, Please! is screening at the Adelaide Film Festival
unlabelledView post →We're awfully proud to be one of over 1500 stations worldwide that syndicates Democracy Now! every weekday - @democracynow.org Well, there's a new documentary at the cinema, and it's reached the UK. Look out for screenings of STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE! @stealthisstory.bsky.social stealthisstory.org
unlabelledView post →Steal This Story, Please! (2025) Dir Carl Deal, Tia Lessin Live in such a way that the movie of your life is overstuffed and too dense precisely because it also happens to be the history of four decades of documenting American capitalist imperialism. Amy Goodman is among the very best of us.
unlabelledView post →On STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE! 📰 "functions as both biography and battle cry" - @peterhowellfilm.bsky.social On EVIL DEAD BURN 🔥 "the humour is so out of step with the film’s oppressive tone" - Thom Ernst And more! 🍿 torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...
unlabelledView post →In STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE!, Amy Goodman takes on armed soldiers, politicians, and corporate media in a fearless pursuit of truth. Get your tickets: www.btmcinemas.com/movies/10000...
unlabelledView post →For a $150 donation to KPFT you'll meet Democracy Now!'s Amy Goodman at our exclusive pre-movie Meet & Greet 5.16.26 at the Mucky Duck. Free buffet, signed movie poster, and ticket to the 3:45pm screening of Steal This Story Please! included. Donate today to reserve your spot at kpft.org
unlabelledView post →Critics and audiences love the new documentary STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE! which opens Friday at the Kiggins! Get your tickets now and save up to $2.50 off day of show admission! www.kigginstheatre.com/movie/steal-...
unlabelledView post →> Carl Deal is an American documentary filmmaker and journalist. He is the producer and director of the films Steal This Story, Please!, Trouble the Water and Citizen Koch, producer of Michael Moore's Where To Invade Next and Fahrenheit 11/9, and co-producer of Capitalism: A Love Story and Fahrenheit 9/11. > Amy Goodman is an American broadcast journalist, syndicated columnist, investigative reporter, and author. Her investigative journalism career includes coverage of the East Timor…
unlabelledView post →This weekend, see a movie that will: ✅ ENTERTAIN ✅ INFORM ✅ INSPIRE ✅ EMPOWER That movie is STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE! The new film by Academy Award nominated directors Carl Deal and Tia Lessin, all about iconic independent journalist Amy Goodman (Democracy Now!).
unlabelledView post →TONIGHT at 5:00 PM Pacific online: A virtual screening of Steal This Story, Please! Find out more at tinyurl.com/59utxv75 #Film #Documentary @democracynow.org
unlabelledView post →The Poison: Screening a documentary titled 'Steal This Story, Please!' behind a $19.98 paywall creates a minor irony for an independent newsroom dedicated to universal access, even though non-profit grassroots outlets require sustainable revenue.
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