Shouting Fire: Stories from the Edge of Free Speech
2009 · 75 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 305 VOTES · DIR. Liz Garbus
Overview
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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00:00:06 Hi. Hi.
00:02:53 Battles over free speech go back
00:06:11 that it's very lonely.
00:09:24 consider letting the students speak. Please.
00:12:21 Chickens coming home to roost, yeah.
00:15:39 Forty-one consecutive nights of his program.
00:19:20 what they learn is, if you want to have that right
00:22:48 Muslims just got off the plane, and they've got an opportunity
00:25:52 to go and serve his country at ground zero for six months.
00:29:01 I started engaging with him in the conversation and saying
00:32:17 to see whether or not she had a claim for libel.
00:35:56 "The president is hereby empowered
00:38:58 Okay. Sure, sure.
00:41:51 would be very, very upset about it.
00:44:57 The story really starts the night before.
00:47:25 and they are feeling like they're less than.
00:50:23 Hey, dude, don't go away, man.
00:53:08 which were classified and were top-secret
00:55:45 The government disagreed
00:58:33 New York City lives on orange alert every day.
01:01:20 until relieved by foot cops.
01:04:14 of American citizens.
01:07:42 And you go out in the streets
11:20:00 there was this sort of