SPEAK.
Year
2025
Runtime
102 mins
Language
English
Calgary Premiere Premiere
Showtimes
Sep
21
Sep
26
Executive-produced by two-time former National Speech and Debate champion Josh Gad (FROZEN) and co-directed by Calgary International Film Festival alumnus Jennifer Tiexiera (SUBJECT, CIFF 2022) and Guy Mossman, SPEAK. captures the passion, joy, intelligence and courage of five unforgettable teenagers using their voices to change hearts and minds. It is the perfect antidote for these fraught times – intense, funny, and most of all, hopeful.
SPEAK. follows five of the USA’s top high school speech competitors as they craft and perform original oratories over the course of a nine-month season. Their dream is simple: to win the “Super Bowl” of public speaking competitions, the National Speech and Debate (NSDA) Championship.
Countries
United States- Festivals
- Sundance Film Festival
- Director
- Jennifer Tiexiera, Guy Mossman
- Executive Producer
- Josh Gad, Simon Kilmurry, Lisa Hepner, Christoph Baaden, Abby Ellin, Joseph Wolfe, Polly Wolfe, Schultz Family Foundation, Hallee Adelman, Dawn Bonder, Daniel J. Chalfen, Marci Wiseman, Toby Nalbandian, Greg Schmidt, Sean Bradley, Lauren Lexton, Jenny Warburg, Jamie Wolf, Nathalie Seaver, J. Todd Harris, Melony and Adam Lewis, Andrea Van Beuren, Spencer Nakasako, Diane Quon, Carrie Lozano, Lois Vossen, Donald Young
- Producer
- Pamela Griner, Guy Mossman, Jennifer Tiexiera
- Cinematographer
- Guy Mossman
- Editor
- Delaney Lynch, Jennifer Tiexiera
- Music
- Osei Essed
Year
2025
Runtime
102 mins
Language
English
Calgary Premiere Premiere
Showtimes
Sep
21
Sep
26
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