All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone (2016)

Name: All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
Director: Fred Peabody
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2016-11-04
Duration: 1 h 31 min
Cast: I. F. Stone, Chris Hedges, Leslie Moonves, Jeff Cohen

Documentary

Director: Fred Peabody

Cast: I. F. Stone, Chris Hedges, Leslie Moonves, Jeff Cohen

Runtime91 min

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Vancouver-based filmmaker and TV news veteran Fred Peabody explores the life and legacy of the maverick American journalist I.F. Stone, whose long one-man crusade against government deception lives on in the work of such contemporary filmmakers and journalists as Laura Poitras, Glenn Greenwald, David Corn, and Matt Taibbi.

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Fans of incisive documentaries and investigative journalism will appreciate the deep dive into the life and legacy of pioneering muckraker I.F. Stone, whose tenacious pursuit of the truth and government accountability continues to inspire contemporary filmmakers and reporters as seen in this 2016 documentary directed by Fred Peabody.

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All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone is a 2016 Canadian documentary film directed by Fred Peabody. It had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2016. The film profiles several independent journalists inspired by the late I. F. Stone, a Washington-based independent journalist who published I.F. Stone’s Weekly from 1953 to 1971.