Speechless
“In the battle over free speech… who gets the last word?”
Overview
In 2017, Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker Ric Esther Bienstock set out to investigate campus free speech controversies - and uncovered an ideological war reshaping universities and democracy itself. With secret recordings, raw phone footage, and unprecedented access to professors, administrators and students on the front lines, Speechless is an eight-year investigation into how pressure from the Left inside campuses provoked a fierce counteroffensive from the Right - turning higher education into a political battleground and exposing what’s lost when debate gives way to dogma.
Crew
- Director
- Ric Esther Bienstock
- Writers
- Ric Esther Bienstock, Garfield Lindsay Miller
- Producers
- Alex Gibney, Mette Hoffman Meyer, Randi Kirshenbaum
- Production
- CBC, BBC Storyville, Good Soup Productions, The Why Foundation
Frequently asked questions
What is Speechless rated?
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Who directed Speechless?
Speechless was directed by Ric Esther Bienstock.
When was Speechless released?
Speechless was released in 2026.
