STTP Video Contest
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Human Rights Filmmaking: The 2024 Speak Truth to Power Video Contest
Tags Share “Give ‘em hell,” was the impassioned rallying cry of Roswell Goransson and Ellison Martin as they accepted the 2024 Grand Prize at this year’s Speak Truth to Power video contest for the film “Don’t Mess With Texas: An Abortion Story.” An exploration of the devastating impact of the overturning of Roe v. Wade,…
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Cameras Up: An Interview with 2023 Speak Truth to Power Video Contest Winners Naba Sheikh and Tohir Hodjakulov
Tags Share Guns Down, Arms Up, the 2023 Speak Truth to Power Video Contest winning film, is a powerful exploration of the horrific prevalence of gun violence in schools and a stirring call to action. In a recent interview, filmmakers Naba Sheikh and Tohir Hodjakulov of James Madison High School, shared their reasons for making…
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New school year, new video contest: 2024 submissions now open!
Tags Share Without question, a highlight every year is the screening of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights’ Speak Truth to Power video contest winners at the TriBeCa Festival. Over more than ten years, students from across the country and internationally have submitted films addressing the full spectrum of human rights issues. Students are bold and…
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‘You are the human rights defenders not only of tomorrow, but today’
Tags Share There are myriad ways to make a difference in the world, but sometimes all it takes is just a few minutes and a great story. And that’s what the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Speak Truth to Power video competition is all about. Created in partnership with the American Federation of Teachers and…
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‘You are the human rights defenders not only of tomorrow, but today’
There are myriad ways to make a difference in the world, but sometimes all it takes is just a few minutes and a great story. And that’s what the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Speak Truth to Power video competition is all about. Created in partnership with the American Federation of Teachers and the Tribeca…
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Educator spotlight: Mr Albert Celis on using film to empower his students
Tags Share Next year’s STTP Video Contest is now accepting submissions! Click here for guidelines and resources, and click here to submit your video by April 26, 2023. Last school year was a difficult chapter for many students, parents, and teachers: COVID-19 brought unprecedented challenges to education and our society. Students returned to the classroom…
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