@My Box Productions 2017
SPEAK UP
A VOIX HAUTE - LA FORCE DE LA PAROLE
A film by Stéphane de Freitas and Ladj Ly
99 minutes - France - 2017 - Documentary
Award Nominee for Best Documentary, Académie des César 2018
screening in French with English subtitles
Thursday, March 22, 2018
8:00PM (doors open at 7:30PM)
Emelin Theatre - Mamaroneck, NY
Synopsis:
Every year at the University of Saint-Denis, the Eloquentia competition is held to decide “The Best Orator in the 93”, a reference to the number of the Seine-Saint-Denis département. Students following any course can participate, and prepare with the help of professional advisors including lawyers, slammers, and directors, who teach them the delicate exercise of public speaking. Over the weeks, they learn the subtle mechanisms of rhetoric, and will affirm their talents, revealing themselves to others, and above all, to themselves. With this new arsenal, Leïla, Elhadj, Eddy and the others face off in a bid to become the best orator in the 93.
Crew:
Screenwriter: Stéphane de Freitas
Editing: Jessica Menéndez with Pierre Herbourg
Camera: Ladj Ly
Timothée Hilst
Soundtrack: Henri d'Armancourt
Music: Superpoze
Get Together after the screening:
Complimentary glass of wine
Wine Sponsor of French Movie Nigths
and Chocolates from Praline et Chocolat
in the lobby of the Theatre.
