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Whistleblower Summit & Film Festival
Michael McCray
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Facebook whistleblower congressional testimony sparks encore presentation of the 9th Annual Whistleblower Summit & Film Festival featuring Daniel Ellsberg of Pentagon Papers notoriety.
Recent congressional testimony by a former Facebook scientist has once again focused national attention on the importance of whistleblowers to society. Due to these extraordinary times and our overall audience responses, we are broadcasting an “encore presentation” of this year’s Whistleblower Summit & Film Festival on Oct. 20 – 24, 2021.
The Whistleblower Summit & Film Festival, the world’s first and only festival by whistleblowers, for whistleblowers (and advocates and journalists), is happy to announce an encore presentation of the 2021 festival. This is your last chance to catch the award-winning films and unique journalistic panels celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Pentagon Papers and Rise of Investigative Journalism. The encore presentation will run Wednesday, Oct. 20 through Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021.
ACORN 8 and the Society of Professional Journalists Washington, D.C., Chapter presented this year’s Whistleblower Summit featuring over 40 films and panel presentations, including a keynote speech by Daniel Ellsberg. The encore presentation will be hosted on Film Festival Flix, a streaming platform that partners with film festivals powering a curated virtual experience.
Patrons will be able to stream the 2021 official selections on the FilmFestivalFlix.com website or through their TV and mobile apps.
It’s the Encore Presentation of the Whistleblower Summit & Film Festival at a fraction of the costs. Join us again on Oct. 20-24 for only $24.95 (a $150 value). Access the opportunity here.
This year’s feature film presentation was “The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers.” Other films focus on the student debt crisis, violence in Chicago, systemic racism, and much, much more. We are also pleased to announce our partial slate of films for the 9th Annual Whistleblower Summit & Film Festival. These feature, documentary and short films epitomize the civil rights, human rights or social justice themes of the Whistleblower Summit:
Film Titles and Directors:
Chicago: America’s Hidden War, Daylight Supreme
Sallie Mae Not: Exposing The Student Loan Scam, Michael Camoin
Oversight, Michael Skinner and Jon Michael Shink
SPARK: A Systemic Racism Story, Mary Wescott, Denise Terenzio, and Trent Gegax
A Place in the World, Francesco Ritondale
Turkey: Breaking the Silence, Beth Mendelson
Trapped: Cash Bail in America, Garrett Hubbarb
Dirty Banking, Axel Humlesjo, Joachim Dyfvermark, Linda Larsson Kakuli
Medicating Normal, Lynn P. Cunningham and Wendy Ractliffe
Frenemies, Mirella Martinelli
I’m Just a Layman in Pursuit of Justice, Shoun A. Hill and Waymon Hinson
Defense Contract, Doug LeBow
Maybe you were watching the National Whistleblower Day marathon by the National Whistleblower Center and missed some of the Whistleblower Summit & Film Festival programing, so here is your chance to see what you missed.
Don’t miss your chance to watch these powerful panels and films. Get your encore festival pass — today!
The Whistleblower Summit and Film Festival was recognized as a “Best Festival” for innovation in Arts, Film & Culture from FestForums (2019). The “Best of the Fests,” is an award ceremony recognizing North America’s leading festivals.
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