Shouting Fire: Stories from the Edge of Free Speech
2009, English. Directed by Liz Garbus.
A documentary look at the changing interpretations of the first amendment of the U.S. Constitution - laws and court cases that have alternatively broadened and narrowed the amendment's protection of free speech and assembly. The film's thesis is that post-9/11 the government has seized unprecedented license to surveil, intimidate, arrest, and detain citizens and foreigners alike. The film also looks back to the Pentagon Papers' case and compares it to cases since 9/11 dealing with high school students' speech and protesters marching in New York City during the 2004 Republican convention. Comment comes from a range of scholars, pundits, and advocates.
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- 1h 15m
- Post-credits
- None listed
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- English
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Shouting Fire: Stories from the Edge of Free Speech is streaming on JioHotstar in India.
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- Released
- 20 January 2009
- Country
- United States of America
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Shouting Fire: Stories from the Edge of Free Speech runs 75 minutes (1h 15m).
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Shouting Fire: Stories from the Edge of Free Speech is streaming on JioHotstar in India. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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If you liked Shouting Fire: Stories from the Edge of Free Speech, try In the Realms of the Unreal, The Red Pill, Feminists: What Were They Thinking?.
Who directed Shouting Fire: Stories from the Edge of Free Speech?
Shouting Fire: Stories from the Edge of Free Speech (2009) was directed by Liz Garbus.