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  • Floyd Abrams: Speaking Freely (2023)
  • 83 min | Documentary
Floyd Abrams: Speaking Freely (2023)
83 min | Documentary
Floyd Abrams: Speaking Freely explores America's dedication to the foundational principles of free speech and free press through the groundbreaking work of attorney Floyd Abrams. A biopic of the First Amendment told through Abrams' ...See moreFloyd Abrams: Speaking Freely explores America's dedication to the foundational principles of free speech and free press through the groundbreaking work of attorney Floyd Abrams. A biopic of the First Amendment told through Abrams' important cases, we reveal how this legal giant helped transform the First Amendment from an oft-ignored principle into a bulwark of American democracy. As the nation grapples with issues such as hate speech, book banning, the impact of money in politics, artificial intelligence and the dangers of boundless internet communication in a rapidly changing media ecosystem, Abrams continues to advocate for broad First Amendment protections. The film offers critical context for how we came to this moment where free speech issues have never felt more complicated and urgent, and where the nation is wondering anew: what price are we willing to pay for free speech? See less
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Director
Yael Melamede
Producer
Clare Marash
Cinematographers
Nelson Hume | Sam Russell
Editor
Harry Jackson
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Updated Sep 22, 2023
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Sep 22, 2023 (United States)

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