Amy Goodman documentary screens at Eureka's Miniplex on July 28
Amy Goodman’s documentary screened at Arcata’s Miniplex for $10, drawing a 21-and-over crowd to a small venue built for offbeat, low-cost films.
The Miniplex at Richards’ Goat Tavern screened Steal This Story, Please! at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday for $10, bringing an Amy Goodman documentary into one of Arcata’s most compact film spaces for a 21-and-over audience.
The film follows Goodman, the longtime host of Democracy Now!, across three decades of reporting through turbulent history. Its teaser describes a story undeterred by armed soldiers, evasive politicians and riot police, while Milwaukee Film’s listing framed the documentary around shrinking newsrooms, media monopolization, weaponized social media and a president deliberately eroding press freedom.
That fit the Miniplex’s role in Humboldt County’s arts scene. Richards’ Goat Tavern describes the screening room as a place for independent, documentary and foreign films, and the venue pairs those programs with teas, craft beers, fresh cocktails and Humboldt-made treats at 401 I Street in Arcata. For a $10 ticket, the screening offered a night out that did not require a multiplex or a full restaurant budget.
The documentary has also circulated through other art-house and film venues, including the Roxie, Moxie Cinema and Milwaukee Film, which named Carl Deal and Tia Lessin as guests in attendance. In Arcata, that broader rollout gave the local showing a clear public-interest edge: a film about journalism and press freedom playing in a neighborhood tavern that has carved out space for small, independent audiences.
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