By casting a unique lens on the challenges facing working people, it is drawing public attention to their struggles. In the past two years, the documentary Wild Caught has had a concrete impact on Sneads Ferry: it helped empower the local fishermen to fight incorporation of their small town and stand up for their right to carry on fishing-related activities on their own land. It also played a role in the North Carolina legislature's allocating $70 million to preserve working waterfronts for fishermen.

And we’re far from alone. We are meeting people and viewing documentaries and reading books that change how people view the world around them. People are beginning to frame questions around work and class in new ways.

Be part of the conversation

It’s easy!

• Join the conversation on Facebook

• Do you have an “unheard voices” story (documentary, archive, book, blog) to share? Contact us about linking to or posting materials on our site.

• Host a screening for friends or your school, church or other organization; raise funds by selling DVDs.  We are also available to speak after a screening. Please contact Cornelia to find out how.

• Purchase DVDs.

• Make a tax-deductible donation to support ongoing documentary projects. Of the funds we raise, 100 percent go directly to film-related expenses or to research into setting up a searchable video archive.






Get involved today!

The Unheard Voices Project is making a difference.