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Steal This Story, Please (2025)

Thursday, June 18th, 2026
4:00 pm
Details
U.S. | 2025 | 98 minutes | English
Category
Monthly Screenings
Film Type
Feature Film
Cost
$12 General Admission | $6 Student | Member benefits apply
Location
Main Street Landing Film House
60 Lake Street, 3rd floor
Burlington, VT

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Director
Carl Deal, Tia Lessin
Sponsors
Seven Days
Bridget and Nick Meyer

host sponsor Main Street Landing
PCC

Amy Goodman will be in attendance at this screening for a post-show Q&As. Presented in partnership with Seven Days

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 the 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?