FreedomFest 2018

Mark Skousen attributes much of his success in life to his partnership with his wife, Jo Ann, whom he married in 1973. Currently associate editor of Forecasts & Strategies, she co-authored of several of his investment books, managed their home-based publishing business for several... Read More →

At the age of 17, Rafael Cabrera shot and killed a 15-year-old member of a rival gang. He was sentenced to life in prison and was paroled in 2011 after serving 29 years. He and is a principal character in the film Skid Row Marathon featured at the Anthem Film Festival this year... Read More →

Gabriele Hayes was born in the former East Germany.  She studied Russian and English and received her MA in 1989. After the Berlin Wall fell in November 1989, she was allowed to travel.  She moved to the US and now lives in Los Angeles. Gabriele produced the documentary film One... Read More →

Mark began making short films in high school.  He attended the film program at New York University and studied under the renowned documentarian George Stoney. In 1985, Mark began travelling through the Eastern Bloc.  He picked up a student who was hitchhiking and eventually married... Read More →