“Steal This Story, Please!” Post-Screening Talkback

January 29, 2026

Talkback with Amy Goodman (Democracy Now! Host & Co-Founder), Tia Lessin(Film Director), & Karen Ranucci(Film Producer). Moderated by Sandee Brawarsky(Journalist and Author)

Steal This Story, Please! is the story of fiercely independent journalist Amy Goodman and her three decades holding the powerful to account, reporting from conflict zones and the Democracy Now! newsroom. In Steal This Story, Please!, Oscar-nominated filmmakers Carl Deal and Tia Lessin craft a riveting portrait of journalism’s power – and peril – in an era of corporate control and political attacks on truth.

Steal This Story, Please! is directed by Carl Deal & Tia Lessin.

NJ Premiere presented in partnership with Teaneck International Film Festival, A project of The Puffin Foundation, Ltd. and The Barrymore Film Center.

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