DCLFF Opening Night: Steal This Story, Please!
Harold Phillips | Published on 3/20/2026
The 2026 D.C. Labor FilmFest kicks off on May 1 with Steal This Story, Please!, a powerful new documentary about journalist Amy Goodman and her decades-long commitment to independent, fearless reporting. Directed by Oscar®-nominated filmmakers Carl Deal and Tia Lessin, the film takes viewers from global conflict zones to the daily production of Democracy Now!, highlighting the voices and stories too often ignored by corporate media. Urgent, provocative, and at times unexpectedly funny, it asks a vital question: what happens to democracy when the press surrenders to power?
Steal This Story, Please! opens this year’s FilmFest – tickets available now – with the full schedule to be released soon.