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‘Speak.’ Trailer: In Expected Oscar-Contending Documentary, Talented Teens Compete In “Super Bowl Of Public Speaking”” by Matt Carey, August 25, 2025.

08/26/2025

Nantucket Film Festival Lineup

The 2025 Nantucket Film Festival, set for June 25-30, will celebrate 30 years of programming with quite a robust lineup.

06/20/2025

“DC/DOX 2025: So Many Reality Checks”

And if you want to meet more young people who give you hope, then two films about high schoolers—Jennifer Tiexiera and Guy Mossman’s Speak…

06/18/2025

Speak. showcases hope for the future

Join Correspondent Tom Wilmer as he visits with Guy Mossman, co-director and director of photography for the documentary SPEAK…

05/27/2025

‘Speak.’ showcases competitive oratory

A new movie Speak. follows five high school students as they prepare for the National Speech and Debate Championship…

05/07/2025

2025 Nantucket Film Festival

The festival will open with two Sundance Audience Award winners, and the closing night film is teen orators documentary Speak…

04/23/2025

The ImageOut Film Festival and Speak.

While LGBTQ+ arts and culture have received more mainstream visibility in recent years, the rapidly changing political climate has often shown a lack of support…

04/21/2025

Speak.’ Directors on Making Doc About Teenage Orators

‘I Thought This Would Be the Most Entertaining Way to Help Make Education and Empathy Great Again…’

04/15/2025

“Speak.” Review:

‘Speak’ drops the mic for passionate outcasts who become oratory heroes

03/14/2025

Full Frame Doc Film Festival

The 27th edition of the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, launching on April 3, will feature a lineup of 34 feature documentaries and 15 short docs…

03/11/2025

Sundance 2025: Are the Kids All Right?

In Docs, ‘Speak.’ and ‘Sugar Babies,’ Gen Z Strive to Imagine Their Futures

03/01/2025

Sundance 2025 Speak. review!

SPEAK. provides a fascinating and impressive inside perspective on what it takes to arrive at the world’s largest oratory competition…

02/25/2025

Sundance 2025 Review:

SPEAK, Heartfelt, Hopeful, Uplifting Doc

02/06/2025

‘Speak.’ Review:

A Straightforward and Inspiring Doc About Talented Teens | Sundance 2025

02/06/2025

SPEAK. – Review by Leslie Combemale

If all the craziness happening in the world is making you feel hopeless, let me recommend an hour and half reprieve with the Sundance documentary Speak.

02/03/2025

Speak. at Sundance Film Festival

‘Speak.’: High Schoolers Try To Follow In Footsteps Of Springsteen, Oprah, Josh Gad As Oratory Stars — Sundance Studio

01/30/2025

Deadline Studio At Sundance Film Festival Photo Gallery

Dylan O’Brien, Ayo Edebiri, Jennifer Lopez, Lily Gladstone, Benedict Cumberbatch & More…

01/30/2025

Sundance 2025: The Librarians, Middletown, Speak.

There’s a certain prescience to this year’s documentary selections that feel serendipitous…

01/30/2025

Speak Review:

America’s Youths Deliver Straight from the Heart

01/30/2025

Sundance ’25 Review | FIVE SUNS | ‘Speak’

“Speak” is playing in the U.S. Documentary section in the 2025 Sundance Film Festival…

01/30/2025

Interview with Speak. directors

Five top-ranked high school oratory students dream of winning one of the world’s largest public speaking competitions.

01/27/2025

Sundance 2025: The Cameras and Lenses Behind 26 Documentaries

Documentarians break down the cameras, lenses, and looks of their Sundance films.

01/27/2025

Speak. at LA Times Sundance Studio

Photos: Alison Brie and Dave Franco, Bowen Yang and more visit our 2025 Sundance studio

01/27/2025

The kids of ‘Speak’

The team behind “Speak” answers very important questioner Nick Ducassi’s very important questions…

01/25/2025

Former Keller High School student featured at Sundance Film Festival

Former Keller High School student Noor Garoui is featured in a documentary premiering at the Sundance Film Festival this year.

01/24/2025

Speech & Debate Teens Shine Bright in ‘Speak.

Video interview with the kids of Speak. and director’s Jennifer Tiexiera and Guy Mossman

01/24/2025

‘Speak.’ Review:

A Rousing Documentary About Five Teenagers Vying to Win an Oratory Competition

01/24/2025

Film Review: “Speak.”

Sundance Doc Produced by Josh Gad is a Winner in its Own Right…

01/24/2025

Sundance Film Festival 2025 Photos

Twinless,’ ‘Jimpa’ & ‘By Design’ Premieres on Day 1

01/23/2025

What Not to Miss at This Year’s Sundance Film Festival

Below, we break down what we’re most excited about and how to spend your time.

01/23/2025

9 Must-Watch Documentaries at Sundance 2025

Jennifer Tiexiera and Guy Mossman bring us the story of five incredibly bright and influential students…

01/23/2025

DP Guy Mossman on Speak.

“We Wanted a Visual Language That Was Both Filmic and Intimate”

01/23/2025

“It Became My Therapy, My Hope in the World”

Interview with co-director of Speak Jennifer Tiexiera

01/23/2025

Sundance 2025 Film Lineup

Features Jennifer Lopez, John Malkovich, Lily Gladstone and more

01/23/2025

‘Speak’ Review:

Touching Doc Trails Teens Competing in Public Speaking Contest

01/23/2025

‘Speak’ Review:

A Competitive Public Speaking Doc Gives a Voice to the Marginalized When It’s Needed Most

01/23/2025

Sundance 2025 features Black, African creatives

The Sundance Film Festival is pushing forward this year despite facing several challenges…

01/22/2025

Your Guide to Viewing the Best LGBTQ+ Films of Sundance 2025 From Home

It might feel like awards season is going to last forever, but it’s already time to start getting excited for 2025’s indie film slate.

01/22/2025

Sundance 2025:

AC Returns to Canon Creative Studio in Park City

01/22/2025

15 Picks from Sundance 2025:

From sinister popstars to a marriage frayed by cabbages, the Letterboxd crew shares ﬁfteen titles to watchlist from this year’s Sundance Film Festival.

01/21/2025

Sundance Festival Tickets Go On Sale

Despite the devastating fires in Los Angeles, which forced the postponement of many film industry events, the Sundance Film Festival will proceed as planned.

01/15/2025

Free Sundance Film Screenings for Utah Residents

Utah residents can get free tickets to five screenings during the 2025 Sundance Film Festival — two in Park City, two in Salt Lake City and one online.

01/14/2025