Interesting documentary from the from the folks at HBO. I used a different description than the one at Top Documentary Films - seemed a little more relevant.
Shouting Fire: Stories From The Edge of Free Speech
Since 9/11, the First Amendment has again been under attack. Liz Garbus' Shouting Fire, a riveting exploration of the current state of free speech in America is crucially relevant.
Interweaving historical cases - The New York Times' fight to publish the Pentagon Papers and the Nazis' insistence on marching in Skokie, IL. among them - with contemporary free-speech battles, the film documents the way both the Right and the Left have lashed out in fear.
We think of First Amendment rights as inviolable; but in fact, they're profoundly vulnerable. Prominent First Amendment attorney - and the filmmaker's father - Martin Garbus, leads us through this perilous landscape and wisely warns, if we don't fight for our freedoms every day, we will lose them.
Watch the full documentary now (playlist – 1 hour, 14 minutes)
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