“A damning indictment of mainstream media.”

LA Times

“In an era of disaster- and celebrity-obsessed cable news, during an election testing the virtues of objectivity, the documentary All Governments Lie is worthy testimony that many journalists are in it for the truth.”

The Village Voice

“Chilling…lucidly argues that powerful interests have been creating supercharged fake stories for decades.“

Globe and Mail

“ ‘All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone’ is an urgent and fascinating documentary.” 

Variety

Documentary Feature | 90min | Completed

SYNOPSIS

Independent journalists like Amy Goodman, Glenn Greenwald, Jeremy Scahill, and Matt Taibbi are changing the face of journalism, providing investigative, adversarial alternatives to mainstream, corporate news outlets. Our cameras follow as they expose government and corporate deception – just as the ground-breaking independent journalist I.F. Stone did decades ago.

Featuring:  Carl Bernstein, Noam Chomsky, David Corn,  John Carlos Frey, Amy Goodman, Glenn Greenwald, Chris Hedges, Ana Kasparian, Michael Moore, Ralph Nader,  Jeremy Scahill, Nermeen Shaikh, Matt Taibbi, and Cenk Uygur

Director Fred Peabody Producers Peter Raymont, Andrew Munger, Steve Ord Executive Producers Peter Raymont, Oliver Stone, Jeff Cohen, Steve Ord Editors Jim Munro, James Yates Director of Photography John Westheuser Sound Sanjay Mehta, Jason Milligan, Peter Sawade Composer Mark Korven

Produced By White Pine Pictures in association with Super Channel and Société Radio-Canada with the participation of Canada Media Fund, The Ontario Media Development Corporation, with the generous assistance of The Park Foundation and The Knight Foundation/Catalytic Diplomacy

U.S. Distribution First Run Features      International Sales Agent Films Transit All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception and the Spirit of I.F. Stone is a sponsored project of IFP (www.ifp.org)

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PHOTOS

All Governments Lie_Peter Raymont answers questions after Kingston Canadian Film Festival Screening of All Governments Lie
All Governments Lie_Peter Raymont (Left) and Fred Peabody (Right), All Governments Lie Q&A at The Human Rights Watch Film Festival London Benefit Night
All Governments Lie_Fred Peabody, All Governments Lie Q&A at Utah Film Center
Jeremy Scahill, Investigative Reporter, and Ryan Tate, Deputy Editor, (The Intercept), New York, NY, All Governments Lie ©White Pine Pictures
Amy Goodman, Investigative Reporter (Democracy Now!) New York, NY © White Pine Pictures
All Governments Lie © White Pine Pictures
PRESS
Jim Munro and James Yates Nominated For A Canadian Cinema Editors Award For Best Editing In A Feature Documentary For All Governments Lie Canadian Cinema Editors, April 10, 2017 ‘All Governments Lie’ review: Documentary doesn’t do justice to I.F. Stone and his legacy Chicago Tribune, April 6, 2017 All Governments Lie celebrates journos who don’t rely on special access to presidents The Georgia Straight, March 8, 2017 Queen’s film alum explores the history of fake news in ‘All Governments Lie’ Kingston Region, February 24, 2017 As timely as Trump, a documentary about political deceit and feisty, independent journalism Ottawa Citizen, February 7, 2017 Documentary Explores Whether All Governments Lie The Cornell Daily Sun, January 31, 2017 New Documentary All Governments Lie Already Dated by Trump The Stranger, January 27, 2017 ‘All Governments Lie’ contrasts today’s press with I.F. Stone Herald Net, January 27, 2017 ‘ All Governments Lie’ review: capturing spirit of underground journalist I.F. Stone Seattle Times, January 25, 2017 Dear journalists: To cover Trump, remember I.F. Stone The Sunday Edition, January 15, 2017 The Truth Be Told in All Governments Lie FernTv.ca, December 12, 2016 All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception and the Spirit of I.F. Stone Toronto Star, December 9, 2016 All Governments Lie explores the history of fake news Globe & Mail, December 9, 2016 Journalism Icon I.F. Stone’s Words Ring Truer Than Ever in ‘All Governments Lie’ Truth Dig, November 11, 2016 All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception and the Spirit of I.F. Stone ChickFlix.net, November 5, 2016 Movie guide: Capsule listings Pocono Record, November 5, 2016 The Descent of the Left Press: From IF Stone to The Nation CounterPunch.Org, November 5, 2016 WATCH: “All Governments Lie” — Matt Taibbi and filmmaker Fred Peabody on media failures and dissident journalism Salon, November 5, 2016 Film Review: ‘All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone’ Variety, November 5, 2016 First Run Features Gets U.S. Rights For Feature Documentary ‘All Governments Lie’ Deadline Hollywood, November 4, 2016 All Governments Lie Spiritual and Practice, November 4, 2016 What Does Freedom of the Press Mean Anyway? The Fortuitous Timing of “All Governments Lie” Progressive.Org, November 4, 2016 INTERVIEW: FRED PEABODY ON GETTING AT THE TRUTH ABOUT INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM IN “ALL GOVERNMENTS LIE” Moveable Feast, November 3, 2016 Muckraker: ‘All Governments Lie’ salutes the crusading spirit of journalist I.F. Stone Film Journal, November 3, 2016 ‘All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, And The Spirit of I.F. Stone’ Explores The Necessity Of Independent News Media The Playlist, November 3, 2016 Documentary ‘All Governments Lie’ takes mainstream media to task Los Angeles Times, November 3, 2016 All Governments Lie/Fred Peabody Director Talk, November 3, 2016 The Crusading Spirit of I.F. Stone Shines Through Journo Doc ‘All Governments Lie’ The Village Voice, November 2, 2016 All Governments Lie Succeeds Through Honesty Washington Square News, November 2,  2016 All Governments Lie, The Movie Foreign Policy Journal, November 1, 2016, 2016 Rising Up with Sonali: All Governments Lie Rising Up With Sonali, October 31, 2016 Rob Edelman: All Governments Lie WAMC NE Public Radio, October 29, 2016 Oscars Documentary Race Heats up With 145 Features in Contention IndieWire, October 29, 2016 Failure of the Fourth Estate TVO The Agenda, September 19, 2016 If All Governments Lie who will hold them accountable The Varsity, September 18, 2016 Amy Goodman Corporate media needs to be fourth estate not for the state Rabble.ca, September 16, 2016 How Journalism Can Be Saved NOW Toronto, September 14, 2016 TIFF 2016 Rezas Top 5 Picks CJRU, September 10, 2016 Six must-see indie films at TIFF Toronto Life, September 9, 2016 All Governments Lie Documentary World Premiere at Toronto International Film Festival Democracy Now, September 9, 2016 All Governments Lie celebrates spirit of pioneering investigative journalist I.F. Stone J-Source, September 8, 2016 All Governments Lie documentary takes aim at mainstream media CBC – The Current, September 8, 2016 Trailer Alert Girth Radio, September 8, 2016 All Governments Lie NOW Magazine, September 7, 2016 Canadian Docs Hit It Big at TIFF POV Magazine, August 31, 2016 Daniel Garber talks with filmmaker Fred Peabody Cultural Mining/ CIUT, August 26, 2016 The Hard Truths in the Trailer for All Governments Lie Film School Rejects, August 24, 2016 All Governments Lie’ Exclusive Trailer: New Doc Explores Birth and Future of Investigative Journalism IndieWire, August 23, 2016
PREVIOUS SCREENINGS

Toronto International Film Festival, Toronto, ON
Double Exposure Investigative Film Festival, Washington, DC
IDA Screening, Landmark, Los Angeles, CA
San Francisco Film Society, San Francisco, CA
Landmark Embarcadero Cinema, San Francisco, CA
Laemmle Music Hall 3, Beverly Hills, CA
Cinema Village Theatre, New York, NY
IDFA, Amsterdam, Netherlands
State Theatre, Modesto, California
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema, Toronto, ON
Saugatauck Center for the Arts, Saugatauck, MI
Cleveland Cinematheque, Cleveland, OH
The Frontline Club, London, UK
Cinecenta, Victoria, BC
DocPoint Tallinn, Tallinn, Estonia
DocPoint Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Cornell Cinema, Ithaca, NY
Grand Illusion Cinema, Seattle, WA
San Diego Human Rights Watch Festival, San Diego, California
Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
Bookshelf Cinema, Guelph, ON
ByTowne, Ottawa, ON
Webster University Film Series, Webster Groves, MO
Jean Cocteau Cinema, Santa Fe, NM
SPACE Gallery, Portland, ME
Naro Cinema, Norfolk, VA
Landmark Cinemas, Whitby, ON
Landmark Cinemas, Kanata, ON
Cinematheque, Winnipeg, MB
Downtown DocFest, Belleville, ON
Salt Spring Film Festival, Salt Spring, BC
Kingston Canadian Film Festival, Kingston, ON
San Francisco Jewish Film Festival’s Winterfest, San Francisco, CA
Human Rights Watch Film Festival, London, UK
Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, Thessaloniki, Greece
Princess Cinemas, Waterloo, ON
Landmark Cinemas City Centre, Edmonton, AB
Cineplex Eau Claire, Calgary, AB
One World Romania International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, Bucharest, Romania
Cineplex International Village, Vancouver, BC
FIGRA, Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, France
Ryerson University’s Centre for Free Expression, Toronto, ON
Bertha DocHouse, London, UK
CPH:DOX, Copenhagen, Denmark
Docville International Documentary Film Festival, Leuven, Belgium
Frontline Club, Tbilisi, Georgia
Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute, Pembroke, Bermuda
Gene Siskel Film Center, Chicago, IL
2017 PATOIS Human Rights Film Festival, New Orleans
RADIO-CANADA French Television Broadcast, 1001 Vies
The German Film Museum, Frankfurt, Germany
The Screening Room, Kingston, ON – National Canadian Film Day
FilmFest DC, Washington, DC
It’s All True, Rio, Brazil
Norwegian Documentary Film Festival, Volda, Norway
Cable Car Cinema, Providence, RI
Pickford Film Center, Bellingham, WA
American Independents Film Festival, Australia
Millennium Docs Against Gravity, Warsaw, Poland
DocsBarcelona, Barcelona, Spain
The 19th Encounters South African International Documentary Festival, Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa
Biografilm Festival, Bologna, Italy
Cinema Arts Centre, Huntington, NY
New Zealand FF, New Zealand
Traverse City Film Festival, Traverse City, MI
HRW Film Festival Nairobi
Movies On War FF, Elverum, Norway
STARZ Television Broadcast
Trent University, Peterborough, ON
Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY