Investigative journalist Amy Goodman crouches in the street to interview a protester during a rally in Milwaukee. Goodman, wearing a navy blue long-sleeve shirt and a black baseball cap, holds a microphone up toward a person in a black t-shirt and jeans who is shouting through a blue megaphone. In the background, a diverse crowd of protesters holds signs, including one that reads 'No Justice, No Peace.' Other members of the media, including a camera operator in a lime green shirt, are visible in the busy urban setting.Amy Goodman outside the Republican National Convention happening inside Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (July 2024). Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa Bay

Nine months after its debut at the DC/DOX film festival in the nation’s capital, Amy Goodman is bringing a documentary about “Democracy Now!” to Tampa.

Goodman, 68, founded the fiercely-independent news program 30 years ago and has co-hosted it ever since. It’s carried on more than 1,500 radio and television stations—“more stations that NPR and PBS combined,” according to a press release.

“Steal This Story, Please!” is directed and self-released by Emmy-winning, Oscar-nominated filmmakers Tia Lessin and Carl Deal, the same team behind documentaries about Hurricane Katrina survivors (“Trouble the Water”) and rich mofos who influence the political process (“Citizen Koch”). Lessin and Deal also produced Michael Moore films, like “Fahrenheit 9/11” and “Fahrenheit 11/9.”

The new, approximately 100-minute, film explores the life and career of Goodman, her countless stints on the frontlines of history, and a tenacious pursuit of truth-telling still unrivaled in mainstream journalism.

Goodman, Lessin, and Deal bring “Steal This Story, Please!” to Tampa this summer as part of a national tour following the film’s April 10 opening in New York City.

Denis Moynihan, a “Democracy Now!” correspondent who founded Winter Park, Colorado community radio station KFFR 88.3 FM will also be in Tampa for the screening.

All four will take part in two post-film Q&A sessions moderated by Creative Loafing Tampa Bay Editor-In-Chief Ray Roa.

Tickets for the screenings of “Steal This Story, Please!” with Amy Goodman happening Friday, June 5 at Sun-Ray Cinema in Tampa are available for $10-$15.

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The movie runs through Thursday, June 11 at Sun-Ray Cinema, which is located at the former University Mall near the University of South Florida’s Tampa campus.

“Democracy Now!”’s deep commitment to platforming underreported voices and issues, covering grassroots organizers and highlighting social justice movements has been an inspiration to Creative Loafing Tampa Bay and alt-weeklies across the globe.

“Steal This Story, Please!”’s producers include actors Rosario Dawson and Jane Fonda, plus Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello. 

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This article appears in Mar. 26 – Apr. 1.

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