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"Steal This Story, Please!": Documentary on Amy Goodman & Democracy Now! in Theaters April 10th
Amy Goodman, along with co-host Juan Gonzalez and Pacifica Radio, launched Democracy Now! on WBAI 30 years ago as the only daily election show in public broadcasting. It grew from 9 community radio stations to television as well the week of the 9/11 attacks in 2001. There’s a new Documentary about Amy and Democracy Now, called "Steal this Story, Please!", the new documentary about Democracy Now! and the life and career of Amy Goodman, we speak with the film's acclaimed directors Carl Deal and Tia Lessin. Their previous films include "The Janes," "Citizen Koch" and "Trouble the Waters." The film's executive producers include Jane Fonda and Rosario Dawson. The documentary has won over a dozen audience favorite and jury prizes at major film festivals around the country.