Boxed - Official Trailer

American INSIGHT - FREE SPEECH FILM FESTIVAL AWARD
2020 Award Winner
A fictionalized short film based on the true story of the terrifying daring escape of Henry "Box" Brown, an enslaved man who used creativity to escape from slavery in 1849 by mailing himself to freedom.
Director Biography - Wanjiru Njendu
Wanjiru Njendu is an award-winning filmmaker whose creative imagination earned her the nickname 'Magic' at a young age. Her African and American upbringing influences her approach as a writer and director for film and television enabling her to have a versatile voice in both African stories and Western stories. This versatility led to her being chosen as a fellow in the Producer's Guild of America Diversity workshop.
Her award-winning short film Boxed played over 200 film festivals, with numerous wins and nominations. Boxed was selected for the 2021-2022 Nuits en Or - Académie des César. Her other films have played in over 100 Festivals. Wanjiru was honored by the Roxbury International Film Festival with the 2021 Rox Vision Award. Wanjiru directed a horror short Stray, which was acquired by 20th Digital Studios with a feature option.
She was the shadowing director on the Netflix series “Daybreak”. During the pandemic she filmed a climate action docs-series Built for Good Africa created by her sister Built for Good Africa featuring Green Buildings in Africa. She is currently developing several scripted film and television projects.
Wanjiru is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)
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Submit your FREE SPEECH FILM Today for the Free Speech Film Festival
February 1st - April 30
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American INSIGHT’s annual Free Speech Film Festival encourages filmmakers from around the world to speak out against injustice by submitting their FREE SPEECH FILMS. Championing different perspectives and learning to listen to other opinions is vital to the future of Democracy.
Each year, out of SIX final Free Speech Film Festival “Official Selection” films, ONE film is selected as the Free Speech Award Winner by audiences of all ages around the globe, as well as by residents of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: a "cradle of liberty” for decades before the American Revolution.
The Free Speech Film Festival is unique in that it showcases films from around the world, while also providing a marketing platform, networking opportunities, and educational workshops to filmmakers in need of exposure and visibility. Following the film’s selection, the film will be spotlighted in American INSIGHT’s newsletter, throughout the site, on social media, in monthly SPEAK EZ salons and more.
ONE of the SIX Free Speech "Official Selection" Award-Winning Directors will be chosen to receive the 2023 Free Speech Film Festival Award, and receive $1,000.
All SIX Free Speech “Official Selection” Award-Winning films (and their Directors) will be promoted over American INSIGHT’s social media channels in perpetuity.
All SIX Free Speech “Official Selection” Award-Winning Directors are interviewed for the Free Speech Spotlight Blog, and co-promoted in perpetuity on our websites and on Eventive, our distribution platform.
Students enrolled in American INSIGHT's online course “Make History Every Day!” write about your film for the Free Speech Spotlight Blog for years to come!
Each of our SIX Free Speech “Official Selection” Award-Winning Directors is featured in a monthly online SPEAK EZ Workshops with students enrolled in "Make History Every Day!" as part of American INSIGHT’s Free Speech Center: an online educational resource that offers a fresh outlook on the core values and foundations of America’s legal system.
American INSIGHT’s annual Free Speech Award Ceremony showcases the final SIX “Official Selection” films, a full screening of the ONE final Free Speech Award-Winning film, and an in-depth discussion with its Director. All of these events are recorded, co-promoted, and featured in perpetuity on our websites below.
Submit your FREE SPEECH FILM from February 1st - April 30th!
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