Synopsis
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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Cast
- I. F. StoneSelf - Investigative journalist (archive footage)
- Chris HedgesSelf - Former correspondent, The New York Times
- Leslie MoonvesSelf, president of CBS (voice) (archive footage)
- Jeff CohenSelf, founding director, Park Center for Independent Media
- Matt TaibbiSelf - Contributing Editor, Rolling Stone magazine
- John Carlos FreySelf - Independent journalist
- Colin PowellSelf (archive footage)
- Henry KissingerSelf (archive footage)
- Ralph NaderSelf, author and political activist
- Amy GoodmanSelf, host and executive producer, Democracy Now!
Recommandations
- 75
The Seattle Times
I.F. Stone, an underground journalist who died in1989, left a rich legacy that is celebrated in a timely new documentary, All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception and the Spirit of I.F. Stone. - 70
Los Angeles Times
Featuring footage from the last six decades, All Governments Lie is a timely, convincing documentary that will cause audiences to question what they see and read. - 67
The Playlist
Peabody creates a briskly paced doc that cleverly uses interviews and archive footage in order to distill this complex subject into an easily digestible viewing experience. - 60
Village Voice
All Governments Lie is worthy testimony that many journalists are in it for the truth. - 60
Total Film
It’s fascinating stuff, if all a little rushed.
