ABOUT THE FILM

LOGLINE

Five top-ranked high school oratory students spend a year crafting spellbinding spoken word performances with the dream of winning one of the world’s largest and most intense public speaking competitions.

LONG SYNOPSIS

Five top-ranked high school oratory students spend a year crafting spellbinding spoken word performances with the dream of winning one of the world’s largest and most intense public speaking competitions.

Directors Jennifer Tiexiera, Guy Mossman

Producers Pamela Griner, Guy Mossman, Jennifer Tiexiera

Executive Producers 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, Lauren Lexton

Editors Delaney Lynch, Jennifer Tiexiera

Director of Photography Guy Mossman

Original Score Osei Essed

FESTIVALS
2025: Sundance (World Premiere)

AVAILABLE TERRITORIES
The World

EXHIBITION FORMATS
DCP, Digital Download