The Active Voice Lab develops new models for creating, “street testing” and leveraging social-issue media. Many “experiments” bubble up from our own work, but you too can bring projects to the Lab.

Are you interested in learning more about working with Active Voice? Email us at info@activevoice.net, and we'll follow-up with more details.

Are you interested in learning more about working with Active Voice? Email us at info@activevoice.net, and we'll follow-up with more details.

Projects include:

Harvest
In California’s Napa Valley—a region flush with the success of the wine industry, and rife with economic and cultural contradictions—a small group of people are building a public “zone” where everyone has a voice. In collaboration with local leadership organization On the Move, the Whitman Institute and filmmaker Theo Rigby, Active Voice is working with document their story. On line and face-to-face, Harvest seeks to help sustain community engagement as generations and demographics shift.

The Prenups
What should filmmakers and funders talk about before they “tie the knot”? The Prenups offer guidelines to improve communications and collaborations among filmmakers, funders, strategists and advocates—and help avoid the pitfalls that come with unmanaged expectations and incomplete understanding. Visit our microsite for a snapshot and download.

Global Lives
By 2010, more than 13% of the U.S. population will be foreign born. That’s why, since 2003, Active Voice has been curating a series of powerful narratives—including dozens of documentaries, a feature film, a TV movie and a museum exhibit—and developing discussion resources that help communities address issues of immigration.

Beyond the Choir
Some films tap into human values that transcend “red vs. blue,” “urban vs. rural” and other divides. Beyond the Choir is a process that offers resources and support for filmmakers who want to engage—rather than dismiss—hard-to-reach audiences.