Storytelling

Franklin is a struggling young writer who can't seem to get his novel published - so he tries submitting it as a memoir instead. When the head of a major publishing company wants to meet the author, Franklin’s forced to hire an actor to play his alter ego… an 89-year-old survivor of The Holocaust.

A touching and heart-warming true story of one man's journey of self-discovery and renewal while teaching drama to school children in Zimbabwe. This life-changing journey leads to a spiritual transformation whose effects continue to inform his life today. A Must See and Stirring Performance.

A multimedia, time capsule of memories, secrets and most precious experiences of, The Belman sisters. Three sisters, who immigrate to America from the U.S.S.R before and after Perestroika. Intimate winks and glimpses of their past lives wander as they reinvent themselves in America.

The life story of a girl that finds herself caught in a tangled web of expectations, but overcomes & finds beauty despite her past misdirection. Ma Voix is proof that often the most beautiful gifts we have to offer one another lie in our vulnerability & willingness to share our unique stories.

Mariko Passion, a 13 year sex worker artist and activist from San Francisco reads from her forthcoming memoir 100 K(nights)of the Urban Geisha detailing 100 nights of sex work in Los Angeles. This promises to not be another salacious tale of Asian trafficking victims needing celebrity rescue!

As the #1 tugboat captain in NYC from the 1940's -1950's, my Great Uncle boldly navigated his way through life, never knowing the wondrous impact he would make on a curious 7 yr old from NJ. A true story of history, of family, of discovery and what it all meant to me.

Follow Mariah as she journeys into her religious past all while trapped on a six hour flight next to a proselytizing Jehovah's Witness. We meet nine characters from Mariah's Catholic upbringing, including a few showdowns with the devil, as she discovers both the insanity and beauty in believing.

Des was thrown into the world of bar tending in effort to make money to pay for never ending medical bills for her father. A Job she never thought she would have, however, over the last few years, she has taken life long lessons and transforming incidents along the way.

A comedic, voyeuristic glimpse into relationships at every stage. We've all been there.

One of the characters in Songs for a New World says "I don't want to philosophize. I just want to tell a story." That line describes Songs for a New World perfectly; In fact, it tells a whole collection of stories about life in a new world – even against seemingly overwhelming odds, I will survive!