Giving Voice

Giving Voice is an 2020 American documentary film, directed and produced by James D. Stern and Fernando Villena. The film follows the annual August Wilson monologue competition entered by thousands of high school students for the opportunity to perform on Broadway. Viola Davis, John Legend, Constanza Romero and Nicholas Caprio serve as executive producers.

Giving Voice
Directed by
Produced by
  • James D. Stern
  • Fernando Villena
  • Karen Bove
  • Schoen Smith
  • Craig Pilligan
Music byBryan Senti
CinematographyJonathan Narducci
Edited by
  • Rose Corr
  • Wes Lipman
  • Alexander Hadden
Production
companies
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • January 26, 2020 (2020-01-26) (Sundance)
Running time
87 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The film had its world premiere at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Festival Favorite award.

Plot

Thousands of high school students enter the yearly August Wilson monologue competition for the opportunity to perform on Broadway. Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Jack Viertel, Gerardo Navarro, Nia Sarfo, Freedom Martin, Cody Merridith, Callie Holley and Aaron Guy appear in the film.

Release

The film had its world premiere at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival on January 26.[2] Shortly after, Netflix acquired distribution rights to the film.[3]

Reception

At the Sundance Film Festival, the film won the Festival Favorite Award.[4]

References
  1. "Giving Voice". Sundance Film Festival. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. Siegel, Tatiana (December 4, 2019). "Sundance Unveils Female-Powered Lineup Featuring Taylor Swift, Gloria Steinem, Abortion Road Trip Drama". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  3. N'Duka, Amanda (June 18, 2020). "Netflix Picks Up Sundance Award Winning Docu 'Giving Voice'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  4. Hipes, Patrick (February 4, 2020). "'Giving Voice' Wins Sundance's Festival Favorite Award". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
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