Tag Archives: FreedomFest

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.

This exemplary documentary argues that Western civilization must fight for its existence or face collapsing, possibly very soon.

Freedom can be attacked by regulation, medication and tanks. These films explored each of those methods

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.

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.

Individuality, accountability and choice are themes of the Anthem Libertarian Film Festival, but, they have cowboys, vampires and Penn Jillette, too.

Producer Mark Joseph summed things up: “We only believe in one safe space. It’s called 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, …

The world premiere of Off the Grid, a documentary which screened at the Anthem Libertarian Film Festival at the Paris Resort in Las Vegas July 11-14, takes viewers to the very un-Washington home of Congressman Thomas Massie. The film won both the Best Libertarian Values Short Documentary Award and Audience Choice Award. In …

Polls show increasing numbers of young people in America say they prefer socialism to capitalism. This subject was explored in films and by a panel at the Anthem Libertarian Film Festival, part of FreedomFest, which took place at the Paris Resort in Las Vegas July 11-14.