Speak. (2025) on Netflix
NR20251h 44mDocumentary
Five top-ranked high school orators spend a year crafting spoken word performances. Their goal is the 2024 national speech and debate tournament in Des Moines, Iowa.
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Five high school students rank among the top orators in the country and work toward the 2024 national speech and debate tournament in Des Moines, Iowa, one of the largest and most intense public speaking competitions in the world. Through the year they craft their spoken word performances and prepare to take the stage. Their pieces address subjects that include anti-LGBTQ legislation and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The film follows their lives outside competition as well, over a year of adolescence.
