FreedomFest

Courtney Balaker is a filmmaker and co-founder of Korchula Productions, a film production company devoted to making important ideas entertaining. She has produced for the likes of Dimension Films, The Weinstein Company, Universal Pictures, and PBS. She is the director of LITTLE PINK... Read More →

Ted Balaker is a filmmaker, journalist, and co-founder of Korchula Productions, a film production company devoted to making important ideas entertaining. He has produced for the likes of John Stossel, Drew Carey and Reason TV. His written work has appeared in many outlets including... Read More →

Greg Lukianoff is a First Amendment attorney and president of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) a national nonprofit that fights for free speech on college campuses. He is the author of Unlearning Liberty: Campus Censorship and the End of American Debate and... Read More →

Zach Weissmueller is a video producer and writer who works for Reason TV. He is a co-producer on the Korchula Productions project CAN WE TAKE A JOKE?, a feature documentary (currently in post production) about comedians, outrage culture, and free speech that features Adam Carolla... Read More →

The mission of FIRE (Foundation for Individual Rights in Education) is to defend and sustain individual rights at America’s colleges and universities. These rights include freedom of speech, legal equality, due process, religious liberty, and sanctity of conscience—the essential... Read More →