Georgia Right to Life True to Life Oratory and Film Contests
Georgia Right to Life (GRTL) is pleased to present our True to Life Oratory and Film Student Contests! High school juniors and seniors across Georgia (homeschoolers included!) are invited to enter the True to Life Oratory Contest to present compelling speeches highlighting topics related to the sanctity of human life. We are also seeking high school and college students to create pro-personhood videos to be entered in the True to Life Film Contest. The winning entry will be featured on the GRTL website.
Students can choose from a variety of personhood topics for their speeches or videos: abortion, infanticide, euthanasia, assisted suicide, stem cell research, or emerging technologies. All speeches must be 5-8 minutes long and all videos must be 1-3 minutes long.
Here’s what past participants have said regarding the True to Life contest:
Lesah Hoffmann, our 2024 Oratory Contest Winner from Hall County, has stated the following, “Writing this speech was a very prayerful project and I really couldn’t have done it without the wisdom of the Holy Spirit. This process has pushed me outside of my comfort zone and deepened my understanding on the topic of abortion. It is my prayer that it will open the eyes of everyone else around me and encourage them to stand for life as well. Thank you!”
Each contest participant will first compete in a local chapter-level GRTL competition with its own set of prizes. The local level winners will then advance to the state-level competition in Atlanta, Georgia to be held in April 2026– where each participant will have the chance to win the following prizes:
Oratory Contest (High School Juniors and Seniors)
- 1st Place state-level contest winners will receive $500, a potential mention in the newspaper, and a letter from the GRTL president.
- 2nd Place state-level contest winners will receive $250 and a trophy.
Film Contest (High School Students)
- 1st Place state-level contest winners will receive $350. Their video will be shown on the GRTL website, and potentially on other GRTL promotions.
- 2nd Place state-level contest winners will receive $200.
Film Contest (College Students)
- 1st Place state-level contest winners will receive $650. Their video will be shown on the GRTL website, and potentially on other GRTL promotions.
- 2nd Place state-level contest winners will receive $300.
Please contact us at stateoffice@grtl.org if you have questions about the contest! If you are qualified to apply for the 2026 contest, please submit your application here: Student Contest Application
“One generation shall commend your works to another,
and shall declare your mighty acts.”
Psalm 145:4
Watch this year’s Film Contest Winners:
2025 College Winner: Lydia Schoolcraft
Houston County, Pro-Life Advocation:
2025 High School Winner: American Heritage Girls Troop GA1412,
Atlanta Chapter, IVF: A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing:
Watch two other powerful videos:
Watch a recent Oratory Contest winner from 2020:
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View an example of a compelling student video from Oregon Right to Life’s Short Film Contest:
Georgia Right to Life
(770) 339-6880
stateoffice@grtl.org
Watch past Video Contest Winners here:
2024 College Film Contest winner, Northwest Georgia GRTL Chapter Student Abbey Butte from Dalton State College: Abortion Doesn’t Make a Baby Go Away; It Just Makes a Dead Baby
2024 High School Film Contest winner, Greater Augusta GRTL Chapter students from Alleluia Community School: Facing the End of Life
2023 High School Video Contest Winners, West Georgia Right to Life Liberty Baptist Church Youth Group, Bowdon, GA: Is it a Choice?
2022 College Film Contest winner, Houston County Chapter Student, Alanis Reyes: I Am Me! Always Have Been and Always Will Be.
2022 High School Video Contest Winners, West Georgia Right to Life Liberty Baptist Church Youth Group, Bowdon, GA: Why I am Pro-Life
2021 High School Film Contest Winners, Greater Augusta Students James Dooley, Mikaela Kent, and Halle Janik: The Upside of Downs
2020 High School Film Contest Winner, Greater Augusta Student Tessa Kent: Personal Interview with Judge Craig
2019 High School Film Contest Winner, Greater Augusta Student Rebecca Lang: Fight for Life