Genre: Documentary
About: The moving pciture Shouting Fire: Stories from the Edge of Free Speech was first seen in the year 2009. Soap2day provided links that you can view and you can add subtitles of your choice to every one of them.
Plot: 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. Read More