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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....
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....
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....
Melinda Raebyne has a passion for telling a hero's story and showcasing the resiliency of the human spirit. ...
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....
Wu-Ching Chang is an award-winning animation director who is passionate about female empowerment, modernity, and humanistic perspectives....
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.” ...
Coralie Van Rietschoten will share her thoughts Free Speech and how filming the documentary about Lulu helped her find her own voice....
Honor Diaries profiled nine women who all experienced firsthand the hardships and gender-based violence women endure in Muslim-majority societies....
Andrew Serban is the award-winning director of Urania Leilus and the the featured guest at the March SPEAK EZ Workshop....