Shouting fire : stories from the edge of free speech / HBO Documentary Films presents a film by Liz Garbus ; produced and directed by Liz Garbus ; produced by Rory Kennedy, Jed Rothstein, Karen K.H. Sim ; a Moxie Firecracker production.
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Shouting fire (Documentary film : 2008)
Title
Shouting fire : stories from the edge of free speech / HBO Documentary Films presents a film by Liz Garbus ; produced and directed by Liz Garbus ; produced by Rory Kennedy, Jed Rothstein, Karen K.H. Sim ; a Moxie Firecracker production.
Added Author
Garbus, Liz, director, producer.
Kennedy, Rory, producer.
Rothstein, Jed, producer.
Sim, Karen K. H., producer.
Kennedy, Rory, producer.
Rothstein, Jed, producer.
Sim, Karen K. H., producer.
Added Corporate Author
HBO Documentary Films.
Moxie Firecracker Films, Inc.
Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Moxie Firecracker Films, Inc.
Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Imprint
New York, NY : Home Box Office ; Hamilton, NJ : Distributed by Films for the Humanities & Sciences, [2009]
Copyright
©2009
Description
1 videodisc (74 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Formatted Contents Note
Free speech?
Words of terror
Stop the Madrassa
Freedom is an inconvenience
The day of silence
A different kind of war
Leaving nothing to chance
The Patriot Act.
Words of terror
Stop the Madrassa
Freedom is an inconvenience
The day of silence
A different kind of war
Leaving nothing to chance
The Patriot Act.
Summary
A documentary look at the evolution of the concept of free speech throughout the United States' history, and a specific examination of the balancing act between protecting civil liberties and national security in a post-9/11 world. Despite the First Amendment, is all speech equally free? As a living document, the U.S. Constitution is subject to changing interpretations; court cases that have alternatively broadened and narrowed the amendment's protections. But its greatest challenge may be the government that seized on the 9/11 tragedy as unprecedented license to surveil, intimidate, arrest, and detain citizens. The eternal question is: Do Americans ever benefit by limiting the scope of the First Amendment? Noted attorney Martin Garbus serves as tour guide, with examples drawn from recent controversies in education, and protest movements past and present.
Note
Originally produced as a documentary in 2008.
Language Note
In English; closed-captioned.
System Details Note
DVD.
Location
rsrvs
Alternate Title
The law in movies DVD collection.
Call Number
DVD 507
Language
English
Credits
Edited by Karen K.H. Sim ; cinematography, Tom Hurwitz ; original music by Miriam Cutler.
Performer
Interviewee, Martin Garbus; interviewer, Liz Garbus; commentators, Kenneth Starr, Jack M. Sleeth Jr., Eric Foner, Josh Wolf, Donna Lieberman, Richard Posner, Joan Wallach Scott, Ward Churchill, Ellen Schrecker, Anne Neal, David Horowitz, David Lane, Debbie Almontaser, Dennis Walcott, Michael Feinberg, Daniel Pipes, Joel Klein, Floyd Abrams, Leslie Cagan, Chase Harper, Joey Ramelli, Kevin Theriot, Ed Hedemann, Ruth Benn, Eugene O'Donnell.
ISBN
9781616161217
1616161213
1616161213
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