Whisteblower Summit

The 13th Annual Whistleblower Summit & Film Festival takes place July 30 to August 1, 2025, with hybrid events from July 27 to August 3. Join us as we celebrate those who speak truth to power and help build a more transparent, accountable world.
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Film Festival & National Whistleblower Day Tribute

Thought-provoking films, screenplays and industry panels
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13th Annual Whistleblower Summit & Film Festival: "Whistleblowers — Now More Than Ever"

The 13th annual Whistleblower Summit & Film Festival will make its historic return to Arkansas this summer, offering a powerful retreat for truth-tellers amid today's challenging political landscape. Live events will be hosted at prestigious venues including the Clinton Presidential Library Center, Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, and the Martha Mitchell House & Museum from July 30 to August 1, 2025, with extended hybrid programming running from July 27 to August 3.

This year's compelling theme, "Whistleblowers—Now More Than Ever," underscores the critical role whistleblowers play in ensuring transparency and accountability in our democracy. The festival will feature groundbreaking films, renowned speakers, and thought-provoking panel discussions celebrating those who risk everything to expose corruption and wrongdoing."

Democracies rely on whistleblowers," emphasizes Marcel Reid, Co-Founder and Festival Director. "While we typically hold the summit on Capitol Hill, this year we're creating a whistleblower retreat in Arkansas, away from Washington's drama, offering our community a unique opportunity to reenergize and reorganize at the historic Clinton Library."

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About WSFF

THE PREMIER PLATFORM FOR WHISTLEBLOWERS
The Whistleblower Summit & Film Festival is the largest gathering of whistleblowers and the only festival dedicated to honoring whistleblowers and first amendment activism. This annual event weaves together film screenings and professional symposiums, creating a powerful nexus where whistleblowers, advocates, policymakers, journalists, and filmmakers converge to engage in groundbreaking investigative storytelling that illuminates issues of free speech, civil and human rights, and social justice."

This year's summit represents a meaningful pilgrimage to Arkansas, home of perhaps America's greatest whistleblower—Martha Mitchell," says Michael McCray, Co-Founder and Managing Director. "Our democracy faces unprecedented challenges, and we need courageous truth-tellers like her now more than ever."

Impact Report

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Whistleblower Summit & Film Festival

Whistleblower Summit & Film Festival is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts service organization. Fractured Atlas will receive grants for the charitable purposes of the Whistleblower Summit & Film Festival, provide oversight to ensure that grant funds are used in accordance with grant agreements, and provide reports as required by the grantor.
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Our mission

Our mission is to build community and mutual support among whistleblowers and their advocates, connect whistleblowing "free speech" to the first amendment, social justice activism, and the global civil and human rights movements, and celebrate whistleblowers and their significant contributions to culture, society, and the world.

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Featured Events

Whistleblower Retreat and Exclusive Tour of the Clinton Presidential Library
We're hosting a whistleblower retreat at the historic Clinton Library in Arkansas to reenergize as a community.
Martha Mitchell Day (July 30)
Commemorating National Whistleblower Appreciation Day on Martha Mitchell Day.
Special Tour of Martha Mitchell House & Museum
Built in 1887, The Martha Mitchell House & Museum in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, is the childhood home of Martha Mitchell, a key figure in the Watergate scandal known for her outspoken whistleblowing.
A Tribute to William Pepper: Finding the Truth Behind the MLK Assassination
More information coming soon—stay tuned for details on this exciting featured event.

Signature Moments

2025 Impact Report
View our 2025 WSFF Impact report here.
TEDx Salon
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National Whistleblower Day
Celebrates the people who raise their voice in the name of combatting fraud, corruption and other crimes; their courage in the face of great adversity; and the strength of their conviction and dedication to the truth.
Fest Forums 2019
The Whistleblower Summit & Film Festival won a "Best of the Fests" award as a breakthrough Arts, Film & Culture festival from 2019, which recognizes North America's leading festivals.

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Welcome Message

ACORN 8 and the Society of Professional Journalists (DC Chapter) are proud to host this year’s Whistleblower Summit & Film Festival on July 23th through August 1st, 2021. The theme this year is a Salute to the 50th Anniversary of the Pentagon Papers and Rise of Investigative Journalism. The event will include a keynote presentation by Daniel Ellsberg, and other panel discussions from Watergate era journalists, academics and whistleblower advocates, including panels hosted by the Society of Professional Journalist, Justice Integrity Project and the Government Accountability Project, among others. Mark your calendars and consider joining us for the Whistleblower Summit & Film Festival in 2021.

**The views and opinions expressed by individual panelists and organizations are their own and do not reflect on whistleblower summit organizers, partners, sponsors or the Society of Professional Journalists.

Testimonials

The Whistleblower Summit is the largest gathering of whistleblowers and the only festival dedicated to honoring whistleblowers and first amendment activism
Muriel Bowser, Mayor / Washington DC
WSFF was honored by FestFourms, where power players in the festival world meet.
Forbes Magazine
Mission

Our mission is to build community and mutual support among whistleblowers and their advocates, connect whistleblowing “free speech” to the first amendment, social justice activism, and the global civil and human rights movements, and celebrate whistleblowers and their significant contributions to culture, society and the world.


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“The Whistleblower Summit is the largest gathering of whistleblowers and the only festival dedicated to honoring whistleblowers and first amendment activism.”

BEST FESTIVAL AWARD 2019

“The conference for the power players in the festival game” - Forbes Magazine

Signature Events

National Whistleblower Day

Celebrates the people who raise their voice in the name of combatting fraud, corruption and other crimes; their courage in the face of great adversity; and the strength of their conviction and dedication to the truth.

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Fest Forums 2019

The Whistleblower Summit & Film Festival won a "Best of the Fests" award as a breakthrough Arts, Film & Culture festival from2019, which recognizes North America's leading festivals.

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Featured Programs

Author Series

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Summit

Whistleblowers and their advocates from across the country will descend on Capitol Hill to convene this week-long event.

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Film Festival

The Whistleblower Summit & Film Festival is the intersection between media, politics, culture and entertainment. Whistleblower stories (books and movies) are as American as apple pie.

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You can help give more power and voice to whistleblowers by supporting the Whistleblower Summit & Film Festival. You will be helping to highlight civil and human rights violations across the globe. Call us at (870) 543-0024 or email us at mccray.michael@gmail.com.

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