Speak.
Captivating audiences with spellbinding words and unshakable passion, SPEAK. follows five top-ranked high school seniors as they compete in the fiercely competitive world of national oratory championships. These students are storytellers, advocates, and visionaries. As they make their way through the highest rounds of competition, it becomes clear that their true power lies not in their technique but in their deeply personal perspectives on the world. Each competitor speaks from the heart, tackling issues that have shaped their lives. Though the competitions bind them together, it is the contenders’ unique experiences shared through their fearless storytelling that set them apart on stage. Fueled by the desire to be heard, these students wield words like weapons, aiming not just to win but to leave an indelible mark on the hearts and minds of their listeners. SPEAK. takes us on a journey through the joys, pressures, and triumphs of students who have mastered the art of speech.
Director/s
Jennifer Tiexiera
Jennifer Tiexiera
JENNIFER TIEXIERA is an award-winning documentary director, producer, and editor who most recently helmed the Emmy-nominated series, Unveiled: Surviving La Luz del Mundo(2022) for HBO and the feature length documentary, Subject (2022). In 2020, she completed P.S. Burn this Letter Please, which debuted at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival and won the Audience Award for Documentary Feature at the 2020 OutFest Film Festival.
Guy Mossman
Guy Mossman
GUY MOSSMAN is an American cinematographer and director who made his first short film in 2000 in Paraguay. Guy is best known for his dramatic photography on the Oscar® short-listed documentary film, Buck(2011); Mariachi High (2012); Bending the Arc (2017; the 2020 Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Award-winning Feels Good Man; and Discovery Doc’s The Lost Lincoln (2020). In 2022, Guy co-directed the critically acclaimed documentary The Human Trial with his wife, Lisa Hepner.
Expected Guests
JENNIFER TIEXIERA: Director
GUY MOSSMAN: Co-Director
LISA HEPNER: Executive Producer