28 Aug 2024 Free Speech Award Official Selections
American INSIGHT is honored to announce the five films that have earned Official Selection status in our global, all-virtual 2024 Free Speech Film Festival....
Spotlight Blog
Welcome to the Spotlight Blog, published by American INSIGHT’s Free Speech Film Festival. Check back for announcements, articles, and interviews, and DISCOVER MORE about our Award-winning Free Speech Films.
03 May Battumur Dorj, 2023 Official Selection Winner, Gives a Voice to the Rights of People with Disabilities
For Battumur Dorj, whether you live in his native Mongolia, the United States or any other country around the world, there is one universal language we all share: love. ...
26 Mar Sam French, 2023 Free Speech Film Festival Official Selection Winner, Believes in Amplifying the Voices of Others
Sam French and co-director Clementine Malpas began making the film, about the right to speak out and being able to express your thought, at the height of the international occupation of Afghanistan....
07 Mar Chrishenda Dawkins, 2023 Official Selection Winner, Shows How Human Rights Issues Can Impact Entire Families
Sometimes it's hard to find the words to convey how we feel about the tragedies that impact our lives. For Chrishenda Dawkins, making My Mother's Voice turned out to be a profound way to show what she couldn't say out loud....
23 Jan Major Gloria Downey, 2023 Official Selection Winner, Gives a Voice to Women In War
Gloria Downey's Women of War: Invisible is a feature documentary that tells the story of three female combat veterans of the post-9/11 era through interviews and dance....
17 Oct Melinda Raebyne, the 2023 Free Speech Award Winner, Helps the Cuban People Scream for Freedom
Melinda Raebyne has a passion for telling a hero's story and showcasing the resiliency of the human spirit. ...
17 Oct Director Eugene Marlow Shares How Winning the 2022 Free Speech Award for Jazz in China Inspired His Future Projects
The value of Free Speech and freedom of expression has been woven into the fabric of director Eugene Marlow's life since he was a child....
08 May Wu-Ching Chang, Director of 2022 Official Selection Winner My Grandmother is an Egg, Will Be June SPEAK EZ Guest
Wu-Ching Chang is an award-winning animation director who is passionate about female empowerment, modernity, and humanistic perspectives....
18 Apr Kermit Roosevelt III, Constitutional Law Professor and Award-Winning Writer, is May SPEAK EZ Guest
In his latest book, Kermit Roosevelt argues that “our fundamental values, particularly equality, are not part of the vision of the Founders. Instead, they were stated in Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address and were the hope of Reconstruction, when it was possible to envision the emergence of the nation committed to liberty and equality.” ...
21 Mar Coralie Van Rietschoten, Director of 2022 Official Selection Winner Chinese Cancan: Lulu, a Chinese Woman Will Be April SPEAK EZ Guest
Coralie Van Rietschoten will share her thoughts Free Speech and how filming the documentary about Lulu helped her find her own voice....