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Monday Night Movie: "Floyd Abrams: Speaking Freely"

Program Type:

Films

Age Group:

Adults
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Darien Library presents a new weekly program: Monday Night at the Movies!

This week we are showing “Floyd Abrams: Speaking Freely.”

“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.” – PBS  

Director: Yael Melamede

Year: 2023

Starring: Floyd Abrams, Dan Abrams, Federal Judge Ronnie Abrams, Lee C. Bollinger, Attorney Vera Eidelman, Kashmir Hill, Jameel Jaffer, Adam Liptak, Ari Melber, D.C. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, Theodore B. Olson, Kate Shaw, Attorney Emerson Sykes, Hoan Ton-that, and Nina Totenberg.

This movie is 1 hour and 23 minutes and is not rated.  

Watch the official trailer.

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