Fresh From the frank Stage

Standout talks from the most recent 2023 gathering, featuring bold voices, urgent truths and unforgettable moments.

Amahra Spence

Liberation Rehearsal Notes from a Time Traveler

Shanelle Matthews

Narrative Power Today for an Abolitionist Future

Nima Shirazi

Irresistible Forces, Immovable Objects

frank Talks 2020

  • The Unintended Consequences of Emotional Appeal
    The Unintended Consequences of Emotional Appeal
  • Search for Change
    Search for Change
  • Moral Emotions and Conflict Motivate Actions
    Moral Emotions and Conflict Motivate Actions
  • What happens when we’re not afraid to talk about sexual violence?
    What happens when we’re not afraid to talk about sexual violence?
  • How we talk about climate change shapes how we fell – and whether we act
    How we talk about climate change shapes how we fell – and whether we act
  • New Ways of Thinking About the Family Photo Album in the Digital Age
    New Ways of Thinking About the Family Photo Album in the Digital Age
  • Pain. Passion. Purpose
    Pain. Passion. Purpose
  • Two Truths & A Lie: Introducing Neuroscience To Human Rights Defenders
    Two Truths & A Lie: Introducing Neuroscience To Human Rights Defenders
  • Media & Awe
    Media & Awe
  • We are Ngāi Tahu – Consciously creating awe
    We are Ngāi Tahu – Consciously creating awe
  • Closing video frank2020
    Closing video frank2020
  • From Resolution to Revolution: The Music that Moves Us
    From Resolution to Revolution: The Music that Moves Us
  • Emotional Intelligence: How can we Harness Emotion to Promote Social Change through Storytelling
    Emotional Intelligence: How can we Harness Emotion to Promote Social Change through Storytelling
  • How Can Fear & Suspense Advance Social Change
    How Can Fear & Suspense Advance Social Change
  • Stepping Out of the Shadows: the UndocuQueer Movement
    Stepping Out of the Shadows: the UndocuQueer Movement
  • Fear of the Fixed Pie
    Fear of the Fixed Pie
  • The Anger Gap: Seeing Red beyond Black and White
    The Anger Gap: Seeing Red beyond Black and White
  • Stories from Here
    Stories from Here
  • The Beauty of Representation
    The Beauty of Representation
  • Why Be Afraid
    Why Be Afraid
  • Anger in Mediated Politics
    Anger in Mediated Politics
  • Reclaiming My Damn Feelings: How ‘me too’ and the power of empathy shifted my approach to movement communications
    Reclaiming My Damn Feelings: How ‘me too’ and the power of empathy shifted my approach to movement communications
  • The Bad, the Quiet and the Angry
    The Bad, the Quiet and the Angry
  • Anger to Action Through Storytelling
    Anger to Action Through Storytelling
  • From Anger to Utopia
    From Anger to Utopia
  • Human Rights Watch
    Human Rights Watch
  • Anger Mobilizes, Hope Organizes: Five positive shifts for better narratives
    Anger Mobilizes, Hope Organizes: Five positive shifts for better narratives
  • How the Muslim Ban Woke Up the Sleeping Giants
    How the Muslim Ban Woke Up the Sleeping Giants
  • The Day I Fell in Love
    The Day I Fell in Love
  • Promises of Love: Emotional Mobilization
    Promises of Love: Emotional Mobilization