True Story Pictures believes in the power of personal stories.
We amplify stories that inspire consciousness, community, and collective action.
Featured Film: Juvenile
Currently in post-production, JUVENILE explores how communities across the country are breaking and remaking their justice systems for youth.
Driven by the personal stories of five young people who were justice-involved as teens, the film traces their pathways into the system and their journeys of trauma and healing. View the project.
This story is personal. Many members of our filmmaking team have been impacted personally or tangentially by the system. Learn more about us.
“The quality of light by which we scrutinize our lives has direct bearing upon the product which we live, and upon the changes which we hope to bring about through those lives.”
— Audre Lorde, Poetry Is Not a Luxury
Films
“Stories have to be told or they die, and when they die, we can't remember who we are or why we're here.”
— Sue Monk Kidd, The Secret Life of Bees
