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Amy Goodman Doc ‘Steal This Story, Please!’ To Open DC/DOX Festival; ‘Bodyguard Of Lies,’ ‘The Alabama Solution’ Also Slated
DC/Dox will open with the world premiere of 'Steal This Story, Please!', a documentary 'Democracy Now!' host Amy Goodman.
Oscar nominees Carl Deal and Tia Lessin directed the film focusing on the investigative journalist, columnist and Gandhi Peace Award winner who has become a key figure opposing the rightwing populist swing of the country under Pres. DC/DOX co-founder Jamie Shor commented, “In the face of a changed Washington, DC/DOX is committed now more than ever to bringing these important stories to the nation’s capital, our backyard, and these four films all have something to say about the moment we find ourselves in.” The documentary investigates the shocking abuse of inmates in the Alabama penal system, leveraging videos shot surreptitiously by prisoners who obtained black market cell phones.
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