Welcome to the Spotlight Blog published by the Free Speech Film Festival, a production of the Internship Program at American INSIGHT. Check back for announcements, articles and interviews.
Reclaiming the Negative, directed by Mike Beech, follows the story of Eun-Ju Kim, a woman who compares her experiences of living inhumanely in North Korea, and living with basic human rights in South Korea after fleeing North Korea post Korean War....
Journalists and other media professionals are being silenced for speaking out against the government or other higher authorities. Many have tried to speak out of the issue but faced severe repercussions. Journalists have gone missing or even turned up dead....
I am Zal focuses on a boy with albinism as he struggles with his mother’s abuse....
The film aims to uproot the assumptive and incorrect stereotypes about HIV carriers....
As Director Shannon Meilak demonstrates through Beyond The Pointy Hat, Pagans are frequently misrepresented and highly stereotyped in mainstream media....
An Uber Ride demonstrates that personal conversations about lived experiences can help others understand how American policies can differentially impact particular communities....
The Good Life follows one woman as she tells her life story and that of her sister, both of which are filled with abuse but end with closure. ...
Since the protests of 2013, Brazilian government’s actions against journalists have grown evermore corrupt; to the point of being considered as a Fascist regime by its people....
Short Film brings to light the realities High School students can face....
Free Speech Film Festival offers a chance for viewers to become acquainted with social and political movements across the world, from their homes....