Floyd Abrams: Speaking Freely

Yael Melamede

2023•83 min.•

United States of America

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.

Documentary

Cast

Floyd Abrams
Self
Dan Abrams
Self
Ari Melber
Self
NT
Nina Totenberg
Self
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Self
KS
Kate Shaw
Self
JM
Judith Miller
Self
TO
Theodore Olson
Self
ZT
Zephyr Teachout
Self

Crew

CSM
Clare Smith Marash
Production
MK
Michael Kantor
Production
HJ
Harry Jackson
Editing
Yael Melamede
Production
Yael Melamede
Directing
NK
Nick Kochmann
Production
AB
Adam Bolt
Editing
JS
Julie Sacks
Production
CM
Clare Manchon
Sound
Yael Melamede
Writing
CR
Chris Ramey
Editing
CSM
Clare Smith Marash
Writing
NH
Nelson Hume
Crew
EBP
E. Benjamin Posnack
Sound
OM
Olivier Manchon
Sound
SR
Sam Russell
Crew
HJ
Harry Jackson
Writing
XP
Xan Parker
Production