"Bridging Divides: Sharing Heartbeats" Documentary
January 2025 | Airing on WGVU Public Television
This documentary film profiles six organizations bringing people together whose beliefs, experiences, and opinions may differ but who are united in their desire to find a common bond. The film asks pertinent questions about diversity and community, seeking ways to bridge the issues and ideas that divide us. Through these different stories, the film highlights how polarized groups can develop a greater understanding and respect for each other. In putting aside grievances, people discover shared interests and become enriched by the experience. Bridging Divides reveals ways we all can learn to overcome our differences and find common ground.
Talking Together is a partnership between the Padnos/Sarosik Center for Civil Discourse, Kaufman Interfaith Institute, The Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies, and WGVU Public Media.