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This year’s Anthem Film Festival, the tenth annual, had its share of short film spice.
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Exclusive Interview: Anthem Film Festival’s Jo Ann Skousen – Caesars Palace Reopens with Tribute to Freedom via Libertarian-Themed Films
The tenth annual Anthem Film Festival moves from the Paris Casino to Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, July 13-16. The film festival, part of the libertarian-themed FreedomFest conference, showcases both features and documentaries, exploring issues around social and political liberty. Anthem will feature over 25 liberty-oriented films during its four-day run.
Read More »Anthem Film Festival Review: ‘Miracle in East Texas’ with Kevin Sorbo, John Ratzenberger
Two Depression-era con men are forced to dig deep and reconsider who they are when their go-to scheme has unexpected, miracle-like results.
Read More »Anthem Film Festival Review: ‘The Fight of Our Lives’ Posits Collapse of Western Civilization
This exemplary documentary argues that Western civilization must fight for its existence or face collapsing, possibly very soon.
Read More »Anthem Film Festival Reviews: Freedom – Economic, Personal and Political
Freedom can be attacked by regulation, medication and tanks. These films explored each of those methods
Read More »Anthem Film Review: Three Films Out of Iran
Three films chosen for this year’s Anthem Libertarian Film Festival were created in Iran. Film festival director Jo Ann Skousen said how glad she was to have these submissions, given the risks filmmakers took making the films.
Read More »Anthem Film Review: ‘No Safe Spaces’ Redux and Grand Prize, Too
It takes a long time to perfect a film. Last year, the producers of No Safe Spaces brought it to the Anthem Film Festival to get feedback on their work-in-progress. This year, they were back at Anthem with a “95% done version.” But, as true creatives, they were still open to suggestions for improvements. Not many improvements will likely be needed, as the film won the Anthem Grand Prize for director Justin Folk and producer Mark Joseph.
Read More »Exclusive Interview: Anthem Film Festival’s Jo Ann Skousen – Cowboys, and Vampires, and Laughs, Oh My!
Individuality, accountability and choice are themes of the Anthem Libertarian Film Festival, but, they have cowboys, vampires and Penn Jillette, too.
Read More »Anthem Film Review: ‘No Safe Spaces,’ Just a Creative One
Producer Mark Joseph summed things up: “We only believe in one safe space. It’s called America.”
Read More »Anthem Film Review: ‘Sweden: Lessons for America?’
Senator Bernie Sanders built his career on heaping praise on the democratic socialism found in Sweden and other Nordic countries. There is another point of view available, from a person born, raised and educated in Sweden. Sweden: Lessons for America? screened at the Anthem Libertarian Film Festival, part of FreedomFest, …
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