Unheard Voices Project documentaries are making a difference.
When you send a documentary out into the world, you never know how it will affect people. We are excited about how people respond to our films. For example, Wild Caught is stimulating discussion about sustainable seafood sources and the power of consumer choices, and the parallels between seafood and agriculture. It also brought about legislation that is saving working waterfronts in North Carolina.
If you would like to schedule a screening and/or discussion of one of our films, please contact us.
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With These Hands: The Story of an American Furniture Factory
In March 2007, unable to compete with cheaper offshore production, Hooker Furniture Company closed its plant in Martinsville, Virginia, after 83 years in operation. “With These Hands” follows the last load of kiln-dried wood down the assembly line as it is cut, honed, and assembled into fine furniture.
Along the way, employees at the factory share their perspectives on work, community, and survival in a country devastated by deindustrialization and outsourcing.
Wild Caught: The Life and Struggles of an American Fishing Town
In 1999, at North Topsail Beach, Matt Barr watched the shrimp boats pull their nets just offshore. Curious, he followed the boats up the New River Inlet to where they offloaded their catch in the small fishing village of Sneads Ferry. Captivated by the ingenuity, wisdom, and sense of community the fishermen shared, he spent seven years filming them at work and with their families, interviewing them as they shared the lore of the sea that had been handed down for generations.
What started as the story of a tight-knit traditional fishing town changed in 2003.
From the big wheel to the midway, the house of mirrors to the dime toss, every ride on the James E. Strates Show's carnival travels from town to town by train, from Florida to upstate New York.
The carnies who assemble and maintain the rides and man the games are often looked down upon because of their transient way of life.
