Fiercely independent journalist Amy Goodman has spent 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 take us behind the scenes, from Amy’s upbringing as the wisecracking granddaughter of an Orthodox rabbi to the frontlines of the monumental events she has covered over the years. Premiered at DC/DOX 2025, the documentary highlights journalism’s power—and peril—in an era of corporate control and political attacks on truth. Amy and her team at Democracy Now! have built a grassroots news broadcast that brings fresh perspectives to the airwaves, proving that in an increasingly profit-driven, consolidated media landscape, independent reporting might just be the thing that saves us.

Official Selection: 2025 Telluride Film Festival, DOC NYC (Centerpiece), DC/DOX (Opening Night)

Winner: Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature at Palm Springs IFF