Shouting Fire Stories From the Edge of Free Speech

Synopsis

Arab-Americans lose their jobs for discussing the word “intifada.” Christian school-kids are suspended for wearing homophobic Bible-quoting T-shirts. Left-wing professors are fired for provocative remarks in the wake of 9/11. Most Americans believe the First Amendment is sacred and inviolate, but these are just some of the examples of the extent to which our freedom of speech is under attack on a daily basis.

SHOUTING FIRE: STORIES FROM THE EDGE OF FREE SPEECH explores the current state of free speech in the United States, and the threat it’s under post 9/11. Our tour-guide through this perilous landscape is the filmmaker’s father, First Amendment attorney Martin Garbus.

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Credits

HBO/Moxie Firecracker Films


Producerd by 
Liz Garbus
, Rory Kennedy, 
and Jed Fothstein

Co-Produced by Karen H. Sim

Directed by 
Liz Garbus

Edit
ed by Karen H. Sim



Original Score by Miriam Cutler

Screenings & Highlights

World Premiere, Documentary competition, Sundance 2009 

Nominated, Grand Jury Prize, Sundance 2009

HBO Premier, June, 2009

    

Reviews

“A fine example of education that’s entertaining.” ~ Variety