FLOYD ABRAMS: SPEAKING FREELY
FLOYD ABRAMS: SPEAKING FREELY is a biopic of the First Amendment as told through the story of one of its greatest legal advocates. The film traces the path of this law from its early precedents in the 1960s to today, as pressing concerns around free speech have the nation questioning anew: what price are we willing to pay for free speech?
NOMINATED for an EMMY in Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary.
Available through the American Film Showcase; the United States’ flagship international film and TV public diplomacy program.
Director: Yael Melamede
Producer: Clare Smith Marash
Executive Producer: Michael Kantor
Press
Floyd Abrams: Speaking Freely Director On How Floyd's Work Protects The First Amendment - 10/4/23
Director Yael Melamede Speaks Freely With Groundbreaking First Amendment Lawyer Floyd Abrams - 9/22/23
Floyd Abrams On The New PBS Documentary Covering His Decades-Long Career Pioneering Free Speech Law - 9/21/23
A New Film: Floyd Abrams – Speaking Freely - 9/14/23
Thoughtful, stimulating, and a bit edgy at times: New Floyd Abrams documentary - 9/13/23