SPEAK. Announced as Film Selection for CBF2026

We are thrilled to announce we will screen SPEAK. (2025) at this year's Connect Beyond Festival! After the film, attendees will be able to have a Q&A and discussion with co-director Guy Mossman and cast member Sam Schaefer.

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.⁠

SPEAK. - Documentary (2025, Pop Vox Films)

Run time 103 minutes

Directed by Jennifer Tiexiera, Guy Mossman

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