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. ...
Film Spotlight
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....
23 Feb Raheel Raza, participant in 2015 Free Speech Award-winner Honor Diaries, to appear at March SPEAK EZ Workshop
Honor Diaries profiled nine women who all experienced firsthand the hardships and gender-based violence women endure in Muslim-majority societies....
16 Feb Interview with Andrew Serban, 2022 Official Selection winner for Urania Leilus
Andrew Serban is the award-winning director of Urania Leilus and the the featured guest at the March SPEAK EZ Workshop....
19 Jan FREE SPEECH: You Define it! Submit your film to the 2023 Free Speech Film Festival today!
Submit your film for the chance to be selected as the 2023 Free Speech Award Winner in a vote by audiences of all ages from around the globe, as well as by residents of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: a "cradle of liberty” for decades before the American Revolution....
09 Jun Q&A with Spotlight Judge Shay Zak
Shay Zak believes that freedom of speech is the spirit that every filmmaker needs. Here, she talks about the importance of expressing free speech in films....
11 Apr FREE SPEECH: You Define It! 5 Reasons to be a Free Speech Film Festival Judge
Join our 2022 Free Speech Film Festival – watch and judge films, learn of global issues and explore free speech and human rights with our community. ...