The Womens Freedom Song Contest Announces Its Winners!

TORONTO - March 18, 2020 - PRLog -- THE WOMENS FREEDOM SONG CONTEST sought to find the best female anthems, "indie" music videos and short docs (under ten minutes) from around the world. (All genders were invited and participated).

WINNERS (SONGS, MUSIC VIDEOS AND DOCUMENTARY SHORT WINNERS) were announced on March 8, International Womens Day. The winners projects dealt with issues such as domestic violence, self confidence, missing and murdered Indigenous women, throwing off society's expectations and supporting one another.

Please check out the winners and show them some media love if you can. Our oldest winner was 87 yr old Gladys Thaxton!!! who submitted a song poem called "Be Proud Women." Winners came from around the world, two honourable mentions in the music video category hailed from India and France.

The winning song went to Rebeccah Jay (Nelems) hailing from Victoria, BC (Canada) with her song "Stealing Me Back." 3^rd Place Music video by Emily Fennell for the song Hold Back the River was shot at Kingston Penitentiary.  Second Place Music Video song for "Fearless" gives 10% of all streaming and digital sales to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women USA to stop violence against Native Women. Particularly timely is the catchy, folky Mindy Murray's song "Did You Vote?"

All songs and videos can be heard and seen on the site at http://www.womensfreedomsong.com/about
Mini visual video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwZ4CRaPk4o



SONGS
1ST PLACE: Stealing Me Back From You by Rebeccah Jay (Nelems)
2ND PLACE: Ladylike by Angelica Cassidy
3RD PLACE: Real Anymore by Mariia Tsvetkova

HONOURABLE MENTIONS
Lady Liberty by Kelly Newton
Did You Vote by Melinda Ratini
Good Little Girls by Katey Morley
Sister Oh Sister by Frances Key

MUSIC VIDEOS
1ST PLACE: She's Enough – Winner: Karissa Hoffart
2ND PLACE: Fearless by Maiah Wynne
3RD PLACE: Hold Back the River Winner: Emily Fennell

HONOURABLE MENTIONS
Am I Just a Shadow; Winner : Lance Kawas
The Way I Used to Know, Winner: Joe Fishel
Girls : Winner: Vanessa Philippe
Please Winner: The Majolly Project

DOCUMENTARIES
1ST PLACE: Cosmo Winner: Winner: Sarah Gonyea
2ND PLACE: Girl, you got this: Winner: Robyn Migel

LYRIC/POEM CATEGORY
Be Proud Women (Women's March): Winner: Gladys Thaxton

Prizes are supplied by AirPlay Direct, Broadjam, The Song Tuner, Indie Bible, The Music Registry, Trina Harmon Artist Coach, Springboard West & Author Kim Krizan