Movie · Documentary

Every year in Oakland, CA, hundreds of pre-K through 12th grade students compete in the Martin Luther King Oratorical Festival, performing a mix of published and original poetry and speeches. Directed and produced by Emmy(R) winner Amy Schatz, and produced by Emmy(R) winner Diane Kolyer, this film chronicles the months leading up to the finals of the 40th annual festival.

2020 · 58m
Director Amy Schatz

Trailers

Related

Cast & Crew

About

We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest

Documentary

Every year in Oakland, CA, hundreds of pre-K through 12th grade students compete in the Martin Luther King Oratorical Festival, performing a mix of published and original poetry and speeches. Directed and produced by Emmy(R) winner Amy Schatz, and produced by Emmy(R) winner Diane Kolyer, this film chronicles the months leading up to the finals of the 40th annual festival.

COMMON SENSE

Docu about kids living MLK's legacy gives all the feels.

Information

Studio
HBO
Released
2020
Run Time
58 min
Rated
Unrated
Region of Origin
United States
© 2020 Home Box Office, Inc.

Languages

Original Audio
English (United States)
Audio

English (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩, AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.