Shouting Fire Stories from the Edge of Free Speech (2009)

A documentary look at the changing interpretations of the first amendment of the US Constitution laws and court cases that have alternatively broadened and narrowed the amendments protection of free speech and assembly The films thesis is that post911 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 911 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