In response to COVID concerns, the Whistleblower Summit & Film Festival announces that its 9th anniversary year will be presented virtually from July 28th – August 1st. The Whistleblower Summit & Film Festival is expanding public access to the summit and festival experience nationwide through online film screenings and panel presentations. The Festival will also feature, online workshops, Q&A’s, and a presentation to the 2020 award-winning films. The virtual presentation will be hosted by Film Festival Flix, a streaming platform that partners with film festivals powering a curated virtual experience. Patrons will be able to stream the 2020 official selections on the FilmFestivalFlix.com website or through their TV and mobile apps.
“It was a difficult decision to move the event online since, at its core, the Whistleblower Summit is a community of whistleblowers and mutual support network for advocates. Capitol Hill is the perfect place to do this, which is difficult to replicate anywhere else. We had to come up with an alternative plan so that our audience can still receive the summit experience and festival atmosphere by embracing technological innovation. Film Festival Flix is our solution,” says Michael McCray, Whistleblower Summit & Film Festival Co-founder/Managing Director.
"We've always prided ourselves on providing a new experience at the summit every year, like the first TEDx Salon and then Film Festival dedicated to whistleblowers and the first amendment. With this new format, we can share panel discussions, virtual events and showcase great independent films and filmmakers while considering the needs and safety of our audiences,” says Marcel Reid, Whistleblower Summit & Film Festival Co-founder/Festival Director.
We are pleased to announce our 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 Title and Directors
Let The People Decide - Gavin Guerra
In Nicaragua, they name me Chepito - Jean Luc Chevé
TO BE US: To Work - Tosca Davis, Cedrick Smith, Terrance Thomas
Triple Take - Nick Nanton
HOW I LIVE - Meghan Shea
Koshukuru - Victor Castro
Medicating Normal - Lynn P Cunningham, Wendy Ractliffe
Punjab Disappeared: Claiming The Unclaimed. - Jaswant Kaur
Our Gorongosa - James Byrne
Unrepresented - Daniel Falconer
Rachel's Law - Cameron Campbell
PANI CHECK - THE SISTERHOOD OF WATER - Katalin Ambrus
The One and Only Jewish Miss America - David Arond
FOR YOUR SAKE - Ronja Hemm
PALERMO - Thomas Tröger
He Too - Jyoti Singh
Behind the Walls - Reetu Shah
Until The Last Drop - Tim Webster, Ernesto Cabellos
THE GERMAN KING - Adetokumboh M'Cormack
Healthy Mind - Terrance Lomax
DI MYAY MHER THA YE KANA PHIT KAE TAL - IN THIS LAND WE'RE BRIEFLY GHOSTS - Chen-Wen Lo
Massacre - Samir Arellano
WISH - Samari Daniel
Kallima - Ashkan Ahmadi
BROOKLYN PARK - Nikola Duravcevic
THE CORE - MERVE KUŞ MATARACI
Lowest floor - Omidreza kheirkhah
ANT - Mischa Meyer
A Bohemian Musician - Rochak Sahu
Learned, Loved, Left - Camille Cohen
Last Hours - Jesús García Llorena
PROOF - Nora Jaenicke
PANI DOCTORS - JOIN THE SISTERHOOD OF WATER - Katalin Ambrus
SAFIYYAH - Mattis Ohana Goksøyr
SLEEPWALKER - Andrea Yu-Chieh Chung
In or Out - Venkat Sai Akash Pamarthy
The Fruitful - John Collins
The Front Lines - Michael Dillon
Because I could - Niki J. Borger
Ebony War Porn - Davelle Barnes
SPOON - Victor Velasco
When Life Gives You Lemons, Take Them Because There is None Left in Tescos - Kyriakos Georgiou
Preamble - Alan J. Chriest
Starting July 14th, audiences will be able to preview the full program guide at FilmFestivalFlix.com and purchase a Festival Pass and order tickets to all events.
The Whistleblower Summit and Film Festival was recently 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. This conference awarded winners from three festival types: Arts, Film & Culture; Food & Beverages and Music.
Michael McCray, Managing Director
Whistleblower Summit & Film Festival
Marcel Reid, Festival Director
Whistleblower Summit & Film Festival