Every year, hundreds of children from pre-K through 12th grade take the stage at the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest, a public speaking competition where they perform poetry and speeches inspired by the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The film covers the months leading up to the 40th annual festival, as schools across the city send their top-placing students to compete. It is a portrait of young people raising their voices about issues they care about and of the unique community that celebrates and supports them.
Amy Schatz
Director
A Plastic Ocean75%
Directed by John Ford70%
McQueen74%
Public Speaking70%
Fuck64%
Western Stars70%
John Candy: I Like Me78%
Lionel Messi: Destiny78%
The Class of ‘9271%
Sidney70%
Being James Bond77%
28 Up75%
Night Will Fall76%
Sherman's March67%
Welcome to Chechnya69%
In the Realms of the Unreal71%
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home67%
Looking for Richard68%
Seduced and Abandoned61%
180° South72%
