HBO in Partnership with the Atlanta Press Club and the Public Relations Society of America Georgia Chapter to Host Atlanta Premiere of 'SHOUTING FIRE: STORIES FROM THE EDGE OF FREE SPEECH' on Thursday, June 25 at Woodruff Arts Center

HBO in Partnership with the Atlanta Press Club and the Public Relations Society of America Georgia Chapter to Host Atlanta Premiere of 'SHOUTING FIRE: STORIES FROM THE EDGE OF FREE SPEECH' on Thursday, June 25 at Woodruff Arts Center

Emmy(R) Winner Liz Garbus and Renowned First Amendment Attorney Martin Garbus to Attend

What: HBO in partnership with the Atlanta Press Club (APC) and the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Georgia Chapter will host the Atlanta premiere of the HBO Documentary Film SHOUTING FIRE: STORIES FROM THE EDGE OF FREE SPEECH at an invitation-only screening.

Attorney Martin Garbus, trial lawyer and author of 6 books on the Supreme Court and constitutional law; Ed Bean, APC President; and Mike Neumeier, PRSA Georgia President, will participate in a discussion and take audience questions.

Who: Emmy(R) winner and Oscar(R) nominee Liz Garbus, who produced and directed the film, and her father, First Amendment attorney Martin Garbus, will attend.

When: Thursday, June 25, 2009

6:00 p.m. Reception: Rich Theatre Lobby

6:30 p.m. Screening: Rich Theatre

8:00 p.m. Discussion and Q&A

8:30 p.m. Reception: Center Space

Where: Woodruff Arts Center

1280 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, GA

Details: In a unique collaboration with her father, noted First Amendment attorney Martin Garbus, Oscar(R) nominee Liz Garbus explores the social and political trends that have shaped America's attitudes about free speech and how they can threaten the very tenets upon which the country was built in the timely HBO documentary SHOUTING FIRE: STORIES FROM THE EDGE OF FREE SPEECH. In the film Martin Garbus shares his personal perspective and guides us, with the help of First Amendment experts from both the right and the left, through the various challenges to free speech that have dotted our nation's history - from the Alien and Sedition Acts, to the McCarthy Hearings, to the Pentagon Papers case.

*Filmmaker Liz Garbus and First Amendment Attorney Martin Garbus are available for interview. Media requests should be directed to: Valerie Harris, HBO, (404) 966-2445 or valerie@kinseygrouppr.com

*Clip reels are available for broadcast media.

/PRNewswire -- June 24/

Source: HBO

Web Site: http://www.hbo.com/

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