Ira Glasser is one of America’s unsung champions of civil rights and liberties. As the leader of the American Civil Liberties Union for 23 years, he transformed the organization from a small, “mom-and-pop” operation on the verge of bankruptcy into a civil liberties juggernaut with offices in every state and a $30 million endowment. Amid high-profile controversies surrounding free speech and racial equality — and on the occasion of the ACLU’s centennial — Ira reflects on his life at the forefront of defending the rights of all Americans, from civil rights leaders to neo-Nazis.

Immediately following the feature, there will be a pre-recorded discussion between Ira Glasser and Matt Welch (Editor at Large of Reason magazine and regular contributor to MSNBC, Fox News, and the Los Angeles Times, and co-host of the popular Fifth Column Podcast) filmed exclusively for virtual cinema and in-theater engagements of the film. This is a wide-ranging, informal conversation that’s a perfect follow-up to the documentary.