If you don’t learn to write your own life story, someone else will write it for you.

To Be Heard is the story of three teens from the South Bronx whose struggle to change their lives begins when they start to write poetry. As writing and reciting become vehicles for their expressions of love, friendship, frustration, and hope, we watch these three youngsters emerge as accomplished self-aware artists, who use their creativity to alter their circumstances.

The New York Times calls To Be Heard “one of the best documentaries of the year.” The film has won a host of awards, including the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award at DOC NYC, and the Audience Award at the Seattle International Film Festival and the Nantucket Film Festival, among others, and the films rating on Rotten Tomatoes continues to grow.

Visit the To Be Heard web site for information and where to see it.