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Documentaries like Speak Up

Not everyone loves Speak Up for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love Speak Up

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You like young people finding confidence in their own voice.

  2. You love the power of a well-built speech.

  3. You like following real students from the Paris suburbs toward a speaking final.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

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  • Hoop Dreams1994

    • following real students from the Paris suburbs toward a speaking final

    Good for you if you want real lives followed over five years, with no script.

  • Spellbound2002

    • following real students from the Paris suburbs toward a speaking final

    Good for you if you like real kids and their real families, followed all the way to the national final.

  • Boys State2020

    • following real students from the Paris suburbs toward a speaking final

    Good for you if you want real boys, not actors, making real choices.

  • The Intouchables2011

    • following real students from the Paris suburbs toward a speaking final

    Good for you if you like a true story, with the real Philippe and Abdel shown at the end.

  • Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things2015

    • following real students from the Paris suburbs toward a speaking final

    Good for you if you like real people explaining why they gave things away.

  • Knock Down the House2019

    • following real students from the Paris suburbs toward a speaking final

    Good for you if you want to see Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez before anyone knew her name.

  • Stutz2022

    • the power of a well-built speech

    Good for you if you like long, honest conversations about how to live.

  • Waiting for "Superman"2010

    • following real students from the Paris suburbs toward a speaking final

    Good for you if you want to follow real families through a charter school lottery.

  • Chronicle of a Summer1961

    • the power of a well-built speech

    Good for you if you like long, honest conversations with ordinary people.

  • Period. End of Sentence.2018

    • young people finding confidence in their own voice
    • following real students from the Paris suburbs toward a speaking final

    Good for you if you like seeing village women run their own small business.

  • Stephen Curry: Underrated2023

    • following real students from the Paris suburbs toward a speaking final

    Good for you if you want Steph Curry's rise from Davidson to the NBA told by himself.

  • Pope Francis: A Man of His Word2018

    • young people finding confidence in their own voice
    • following real students from the Paris suburbs toward a speaking final

    Good for you if you want to hear Pope Francis in his own words.

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