We are so excited to see your 2021 Video Contest submissions! Last year’s contest was such a fun success, we’re doing it again. This year, we’re stepping things up, with more awards available and a special screening of the winners at this summer’s FreedomFest.
Like last year, videos will be evaluated by a panel of liberty movement judges, who will score videos based on not just how they look but the strength of the ideas and messages they convey as well. Content is first priority, and presentation is second—so video production experience is not required! All you need is your webcam and an idea.
Submissions are due by May 1st 8th, 2021. Learn how to enter here.
Remy Munasifi is a YouTube creator and comedian whose “GoRemy” videos have been viewed over 90 million times. He is a frequent contributor to ReasonTV. Remy resides in Virginia.
Jo Jensen is the vice president of strategy at Iron Light. As serial entrepreneur, Jo has created three successful companies, led non-profits, produced award winning films and designed high profile marketing campaigns. An invited speaker at the White House, Jo’s work has been featured in national news outlets including the Wall Street Journal, Good Morning America, IndieWire and People Magazine. Her unique collaboration style has resulted in partnerships with Amazon, Facebook, Google, and celebrities Kevin Bacon, Katie Couric and Jon Stewart. Jo holds a Guinness World Record, is the winner of the WeWork Creator award and is an avid bridge player.
Bekah Congdon has been actively involved in the liberty movement since 2013 as a campaign coordinator, candidate, local activist, and employee. She is the current Vice Chair of the Libertarian Party of Texas and works in Development for the national Libertarian Party. You can find Bekah on Twitter at @libertybeks.
Alexis Garcia is a writer and video journalist living in Los Angeles. She currently works as a multimedia reporter at Investor’s Business Daily and was previously a Searle Film Fellow at Reason. Her writing can also be found in The New York Times, New York Magazine’s The Cut, and Los Angeleno.
Jaclyn Boudreau is a creative director at Pacific Legal Foundation, where she tells stories through film, photography, language, and design. Her films have been accepted into the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival, Austin Film Festival, IMDB’s Top Shorts, and Reason Media Awards. Prior to joining PLF, Jaclyn directed the classical liberal YouTube channel, Learn Liberty and, from 2010 to 2013, Jaclyn studied sexology under AASECT-certified educator and sexologist, Megan Andelloux. Together, they co-authored a review published in the American Journal of Sexuality Education.
Todd Krainin is a documentary filmmaker in Los Angeles. Todd spent a year dodging water cannons and tear gas canisters while shooting the Nepalese Civil War for the Kathmandu Post. Back stateside, he was the chief photographer and video editor at two daily newspapers, The Imperial Valley Press (El Centro, California) and The Victoria Advocate (Victoria, Texas). He has made over 150 videos as a producer on staff with Reason magazine.
Todd’s videos and photographs have been published in The New York Times, TIME Magazine, Newsweek, The Los Angeles Times, and The San Francisco Chronicle. His work can be seen at toddkrainin.com.
Terry Kibbe spent the first decade of her career as an engineer working on defense contracts with companies such as EDS and Unisys. Looking for a different challenge, in 1997, she made a career shift and moved into the non-profit and philanthropic world. Since then, she has raised millions in operating capital for various nonprofit and political causes including the Competitive Enterprise Institute, Cato and FreedomWorks. In early 2007, Terry formed Dagny, LLC, offering strategic management services to philanthropic charities and non-profit organizations. From 2009 to 2014, she served as chairwoman of the advisory board of the Rising Tide Foundation in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, and as an advisor to the Global Philanthropic Trust in the Cayman Islands. Terry was president of Curated Innovation, a medical research foundation which used venture philanthropy to develop breakthrough products that save and improve lives. She was co-founder of AlternativePAC, a super PAC which supported Libertarian Gary Johnson’s presidential campaign and during the 2016 GOP primary, she was a fundraiser and advisor for a super PAC supporting U.S. Senator Rand Paul for President. She also worked on Capitol Hill as a top aide to Congressman Christopher Cox. She is a member of The Mont Pelerin Society and serves on the board of the Friends of the Austrian Economic Center.
Most recently, she is co-founder and chief executive officer of Free the People, an educational foundation reaching young people with stories about freedom, community and disruptive innovation. Free the People goes upstream of politics, using pop culture, video, comedy, art and narrative to tell tales of liberty. She is also co-founder and partner at Fight the Power Productions, a strategic communications firm focused on video production, social media branding and distribution, and compelling storytelling.
Terry is a graduate of Grove City College, where she received her B.S. in Industrial Engineering. Terry is often embarrassed by her husband Matt’s facial hair, but is always proud of her Anarcho-CATipalists, Roark, Ragnar and Rearden. On those rare occasions when she isn’t working, she can be found practicing yoga, (standing on her head somehow helps her bring her life into balance) travelling and taking photographs.
