Floyd Abrams: Speaking Freely (2023)
Follow the 50-year career of preeminent First Amendment lawyer Floyd Abrams. See how his landmark cases—from the Pentagon Papers to Citizens United to Clearview AI—helped define free speech as it is known today. Join Dan Abrams, Ari Melber, Nina Totenberg and more as they explore how Abrams' career has shaped major changes in law, public discourse and civic action since the 1960s.
Director: Yael Melamede
https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/floyd-abrams-speaking-freely-about-the-documentary/28370/
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Floyd Abrams as Self |
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Dan Abrams as Self |
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Ari Melber as Self |
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Nina Totenberg as Self |
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Eleanor Holmes Norton as Self |
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Kate Shaw as Self |
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Judith Miller as Self |
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Theodore Olson as Self |
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Zephyr Teachout as Self |
| Production | Clare Smith Marash | Producer |
| Production | Michael Kantor | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Harry Jackson | Editor |
| Production | Yael Melamede | Producer |
| Directing | Yael Melamede | Director |
| Production | Nick Kochmann | Associate Producer |
| Editing | Adam Bolt | Supervising Editor |
| Production | Julie Sacks | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Clare Manchon | Music |
| Writing | Yael Melamede | Writer |
| Editing | Chris Ramey | Colorist |
| Writing | Clare Smith Marash | Writer |
| Sound | E. Benjamin Posnack | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Olivier Manchon | Music |
| Writing | Harry Jackson | Writer |
| Production | Xan Parker | Co-Producer |
| Camera | Sam Russell | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Nelson Hume | Director of Photography |