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Floyd Abrams : speaking freely
Title
Floyd Abrams : speaking freely / written by Yael Melamede, Clare Smith Marash, Harry Jackson ; producer, Clare Smith Marash ; director and producer, Yael Melamede ; a production of SALTY Features in association with American Masters Pictures.
Publication
[Sausalito, CA]: Ro*co Films International, 2023.
Manufacture
[Brooklyn, N.Y.] : Salty Features ; [United States] : American Masters Pictures, [2023]
Copyright Notice Date
©2023
Physical Description
1 streaming video file (83 minutes) : sound, color with black and white sequences
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
"Floyd Abrams : Speaking Freely has been made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom."
Originally produced as a documentary film in 2023 and broadcast on PBS as part of the American Masters television series.
Film has a mixture of contemporary interviews (uncredited interviewer stays off-screen) and archival footage covering Floyd Abrams' legal cases in relation to the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, free speech, and freedom of the press.
Music, Olivier Manchon, Clare Manchon ; cinematographers, Nelson Hume, Samuel Russell ; editor, Harry Jackson.
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Summary
"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' 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?"--IMDb summary page for film (viewed June 21, 2024)
Variant and related titles
ASP-AVON. OCLC KB.
American masters (Television program)
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 02, 2024
Credits
Music, Olivier Manchon, Clare Manchon ; cinematographers, Nelson Hume, Samuel Russell ; editor, Harry Jackson.
Performers
Primary on-screen participants: Floyd Abrams, his daughter Ronnie Abrams, his son Dan Abrams. Twenty other on-screen participants: lawyers, reporters, and others associated with Floyd Abrams' legal work relating to the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Subjects
Genre/Form
documentary film.
Documentary films.
Biographical films.
Nonfiction films.
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