In addition to the special events listed below, JFK: The Last Speech has been broadcast on public television stations across the U.S.
AWARDS RECEIVED
Outstanding Recognition:
Beach Cities Inspirational Film Festival, San Clemente, CA
Best Documentary:
New Jersey International Film Festival, New Brunswick, NJ
Best Feature & People’s Choice:
American Presidents Film Festival, Fremont, Ohio
Award Winner:
Park City Int’l Film Festival, Park City, Utah
Best Feature Documentary – Bronze:
Queen Palm International Film Festival, Palm Springs, CA
Finalist:
Aphrodite Film Awards, New York, New York
Colorado Int’l Activism Film Festival, Denver, CO
New York Cinematography Awards (NYCA), NY, NY
OUT OF THE CAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Alfreton, Derbyshire, U.K.
Semi-Finalist:
Indie Visions Film Festival, Charlottesville, Virginia
Mile High International Film Festival, Denver, Colorado
Social World Film Festival, Naples, Italy
Official Selection:
Beyond Earth Film Festival, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
London Int’l Motion Picture Award, London, England
The Hague Global Cinema Festival, The Hague, Netherlands
California Independent Film Festival, Orinda, California
Mystic Film Festival, Mystic, Connecticut
Fort Myer Film Festival, Fort Meyer, Florida
Ramsgate International Film Festival, Ramsgate, England
Royal Starr Film Festival, Royal Oak, Michigan
Arlington International Film Festival, Arlington, MA
Global Peace Film Festival, Orlando, Florida
Vero Beach Wine & Film Festival, Vero Beach, Florida
MidCoast Film Fest, Damariscotta, Maine
“A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the men it honors, the men it remembers.”
– President Kennedy at Amherst
PREVIOUS SCREENINGS
May 2018 – John F. Kennedy Library & Museum, Boston
October 2018 – The Dairy Arts Center, Boulder, Colorado
October 2018 – “Rally the Vote” at The Flint Inst. of the Arts
January, 2019 – Fenton, Michigan
February, 2019 – Scarsdale Forum, Scarsdale, New York
April 2019 – Franklin Library, Elk Grove, California
April 2019 – The Conference on World Affairs, Boulder, CO
April 2019 – Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
May 2019 – University of the Pacific, Stockton, California
May 2019 – Ripton Historical Society, Ripton, Vermont
June 2019 – Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts
June 2019 – Vero Beach Film Festival, Vero Beach, Florida
June 2019 – Ramsgate Film Festival, Ramsgate, England
June 2019 – Park City Int’l Film Festival, Park City, Utah
June 2019 – Embassy of the United States, Dublin, Ireland
June 2019 – Embassy of the United States, London, England
June 2019 – Beaconsfield Society at the Fitzwilliam Center, Beaconsfield, England
July 2019 – Midcoast Film Fest, Damariscotta, Maine
September 2019 – Royal Starr Film Festival, Royal Oak, Michigan
September 2019 – Lolly Hastings Senior Center, Tracy, CA
September 2019 – Global Peace Film Festival, Winter Park, FL
October 2019 – Mystic Film Festival, Mystic, Connecticut
October 2019 – American Presidents Film Festival, Fremont, OH
October 2019 – Arlington International Film Festival, Arlington, Massachusetts
November 2019 – UCSD Retirement Center, San Diego, California
November 2019 – UCSD Chancellor’s Scholars Program, San Diego, California
November 2019 – Amherst College Alumni Colloquium: Amherst College History – Post WWII to the Present, Amherst, Massachusetts
January 2020 – OLLI Documentaries Course, Boulder, Colorado
August 2020 – Monday Lecture Series, Renaissance Society, California State University, Sacramento, California
August 2020 – Denver, Colorado Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa (Via ZOOM)
November 2020 – Stockton Institute of Continued Learning, San Joaquin Delta Community College, Stockton, California
November 2020 – Woodstock Film Series, Woodstock, Vermont
January 2021 – The Concord Museum, Concord, Massachusetts
January 2021 – University of Oregon Clark Honors College, Eugene, Oregon
March 2021 – AAUW Chapter of Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont
March 2021 – Amherst College Point/Counterpoint Series: Politics and Poetry, Amherst, Massachusetts
April 2021 – University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
May 2021 – University of California at San Diego Retirement Association, San Diego, California
July 2021 – Robert Frost Society at the San Diego Library, San Diego, California
February 2022 – Phi Beta Kappa N. California Assoc., Asilomar Conference Grounds, Monterey, California
“This project is motivated by the conviction that JFK’s words at Amherst are more important today than when he spoke to us.”
– Neil Bicknell, Executive Producer of JFK: The Last Speech and Co-Editor of the Book of the same name
UPCOMING BOOK SIGNINGS
Schedule Coming Soon…
“My generation has the ability to help the next generation embody what I think Kennedy was trying to embody for us. And if we don’t do that, I think we will have missed an opportunity. “
– Rabbi Peter Rubinstein
PREVIOUS BOOK SIGNINGS AND EVENTS
November 2018 – Barnes and Noble in Boulder, Colorado
November 2018 – “Get Out The Vote” Program in Flint, Michigan
February 2019 – Barnes and Noble in Westminster, Colorado
April 2019 – Barnes and Noble in Glendale, Colorado
April 2019 – Barnes and Noble in Thornton, Colorado
May 2019 – Barnes and Noble in Aurora, Colorado
May 2019 – Barnes and Noble in Holyoke, Massachusetts
June 2019 – Barnes and Noble in Stockton, California
June 2019 – Barnes and Noble in Rochester Hills, Michigan
June 2019 – Barnes and Noble in Roseville, California
June 2019 – Toadstool Bookshop in Keene, New Hampshire
July 2019 – Barnes and Noble in Fair Lakes, Virginia
August 2019 – Literati Bookstore in Ann Arbor, Michigan
September 2019 – Barnes and Noble in Richmond, Virginia
How You Can Help …
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Introduce these materials to teachers in colleges, high schools and middle schools.
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Utilize them in political science and leadership classes.
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Bring AP English and History classes together to talk about the influence of President Kennedy and Robert Frost.
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Share your lesson plans with us to be included in an online study guide.