Speak.
dir. Jennifer Tiexiera, Guy Mossman / 2025 / USA / 103 min
“Speak” follows five of the nation’s top teenage speech competitors over the course of a 9-month season. Their dream is simple: To win the Super Bowl of public speaking, the NSDA Nationals.
“Speak” follows five of the nation’s top teenage speech competitors, capturing the euphoria of victory and the devastation of defeat as they craft and perform original oratories over the course of a 9-month season. Their dream is simple: To win the Super Bowl of public speaking, the NSDA Nationals. We witness them, their coaches and their parents as they fight to keep school speech programs alive amid budget cuts, book bans and censorship efforts that reach a fevered pitch during the 2024 election year.
- duration:
- 103 min
- country / year of production:
- USA / 2025
- director:
- Jennifer Tiexiera, Guy Mossman
- cinematography:
- Guy Mossman
- production:
- Guy Mossman / Vox Pop Films
- selected festivals and awards:
- 2025 – Sundance FF
- sections:
- competitions:
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