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We’re a documentary production company using storytelling to build southern grassroots power. From our home base in North Carolina we work with small town and rural change-makers.

 

Recent Work

 
 

Pay Your Part. PSA. A sketch comedy illuminates the need for corporations to pay their fair share in taxes. Client: The North Carolina Budget & Tax Center, Production Company: Narrative Arts, Producer, Writer, Sound Mixer: Sarah Sloan

Phonte Says Vote. Instagram video. Grammy award nominated artist Phonte Coleman stars in a social media spot for the NC midterm elections. The video gathered 150,000 views within the first day it was released. Client: Center for Racial Equity in Education, Advance Carolina, The North Carolina Justice Center Production Company: Narrative Arts, Producer, Writer, Sound Mixer: Sarah Sloan

The Untold Story of the North Carolina Constitution. Short documentary. In 1898 multiracial coalition of North Carolina legislators who wrote into our state’s constitution that all citizens have the right to an education – a radical notion at its time. Their work is largely unreported. Client: The North Carolina Justice Center, Production Company: Narrative Arts, Producer, Writer, Sound Mixer: Sarah Sloan

InJustice: Hidden Crisis in Virginia’s Prisons. Feature documentary. The film shines a spotlight on Virginia's criminal legal system and the hundreds of thousands of people it impacts. Produced using a collaborative design production process with formerly incarcerated people and other experts. Client: The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Production Company: Narrative Arts, Producer, Sound Mixer: Sarah Sloan

Decarcerate NC Now: Let Our People Go. Short documentary. The film follows North Carolina activists participating in the first annual Vigil for Freedom and Racial Justice, a 58-day demonstration outside of the Governor’s Mansion. Client: The North Carolina Justice Center Production Company: Narrative Arts, Producer: Sarah Sloan

Justice Victory Tongue Twister. TikTok video. Poet Israel Sorenson created a poem to celebrate the Leandro civil rights case victory with public school students. It’s tongue twister, inspired by Blackalicious’ Alphabet Aerobics. Client: The North Carolina Justice Center Production Company: Narrative Arts, Producer: Sarah Sloan

Ed Equity: Homegrown in NC. Advocacy video. Contemporary young people and historical figures converge in this telling of North Carolina’s fight for education equity. Client: The North Carolina Justice Center Production Company: Narrative Arts, Producer, Writer, Editor: Sarah Sloan

Fund Counselors, Not SROs. Op Ed video. Yakob, 17, speaks about how SROs are harming students and why the state needs to invest in more constructive strategies. The video was produced through an Op model in which Lemma and producers collaborated. Client: The North Carolina Justice Center Production Company: Narrative Arts, Producer: Sarah Sloan

Faith Communities and the Fight for Education Equity in North Carolina. Educational video. What can Carolina faith leaders tell us about education equity? We travel across the state to discuss with faith leaders how education equity is part of our collective justice. Client: The North Carolina Justice Center Production Company: Narrative Arts, Producer, Writer, Editor: Sarah Sloan

Fund Internet Access Before It’s Too Late. Op Ed video. North Carolina is still failing to provide the infrastructure for improved internet service state-wide, preventing some students from getting the education they are owed. The video was produced through an Op model in which Francisco, 14, and producers collaborated. Client: The North Carolina Justice Center Production Company: Narrative Arts, Producer, Writer: Sarah Sloan

Home Base (Willing to Travel)

Wilmington, NC

Morehead City, NC