Two women talking in a hallway

Community Voice Lab

Collaborative storytelling. Bringing voice and visibility to community stories.

Two women talking in a hallway

Two people standing with their backs to the camera

A woman interviewing a homeless man in front of a tent

Some men being filmed sitting around a table and talking

A woman watching a little girl play with a toy

Contact Us

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School of Communication 4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC 20016 United States

The Community Voice Lab produces documentary films that capture the voices of community storytellers too often unseen and unheard. The creative ethos of Community Voice is that of collaboration, rather than extraction, in which our filmmakers and local storytellers work together to tell stories of hope, resilience and determination for the common good.

Community Voice Lab

Community Voice Lab Film Series

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News and Events

In the Community

Community Voices on Film: Students Collaborate with Local Storytellers

Student filmmakers collaborated with local storytellers to create short documentaries.

Television & Film

Community Voice Lab Fellows’ East of the River Documentary Premieres at DC Independent Film Festival

Co-Directors Amin El Siwi and Phil Bouknight's documentary East of the River starts festival circuit

Communications

Alum Fernando Rocha Receives Two Prestigious Film Fellowships

SOC and Community Voice Lab alum Fernando Rocha has been selected as a Sundance Ignite x Adobe Fellow and a Southern Exposure Film Fellow for 2022.

Girl looks at camera

CVL Senior Fellow, Professor Brigid Maher, Embarks on Media Project with Kramer Middle School