A television and documentary production company
Louder Than a Bomb
A documentary film by
Greg Jacobs and Jon Siskel
Louder Than a Bomb tells the story of four Chicago high school poetry teams as they prepare for and compete in the world's largest youth slam. By turns hopeful and heartbreaking, the film captures the tempestuous lives of these unforgettable kids, exploring the ways writing shapes their world, and vice versa. While the topics they tackle are often deeply personal, what they put into their poems—and what they get out of them—is universal: the defining work of finding one's voice.
The film premiered in March 2010 at the Cleveland International Film Festival, where it won both the Roxanne T. Mueller Audience Choice Award for Best Film and the Greg Gund Memorial Standing Up Film Competition for films that celebrate social justice and activism. In August, Louder Than a Bomb screened in New York City and Los Angeles as part of the 2010 DocuWeeks Theatrical Showcase, which is designed to qualify films for Academy Award consideration. It also won both the Best of the Fest Audience Award and the Jury Prize for Best Documentary at the Woods Hole Film Festival, and was an official selection of the Little Rock Film Festival.
For more information, please visit the Louder Than A Bomb web site or contact ltab@siskeljacobs.com
Produced and Directed by
Greg Jacobs & Jon Siskel
Editor: John Farbrother
Director of Photography:
Stephan Mazurek
Louder Than A Bomb in the News
- "Bomb" A Big Hit at Festival
- Louder Than a Bomb – Independent Documentary Review
- Review: Louder Than a Bomb
- Surprising Poetry Doc Highlights DocuWeeks' Round 2
- DocuWeeks turns spotlight on documentaries
- Greg and Jon chat with IDA at DocuWeeks
- Louder Than A Film Festival
- "Louder Than A Bomb" Is Da Bomb!
- Student Featured in Slam Poetry Documentary
- Local students perform in slam poetry film
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