About The Project

A New Kind of Listening is a moving documentary about an experimental theater group that includes people who are non-speaking as well as non-disabled participants. The group meets weekly for a year, and together they create an original and compelling performance piece. The film also tells the story of one participant’s intense life-long struggle to be seen as a whole person.
A New Kind of Listening is both an advocacy call for the right to self-expression and a celebration of the power of inclusive arts to build community.

Our purpose in sharing the film is to encourage arts inclusion initiatives in places far and wide. A New Kind of Listening shows how diverse members of a community can support each other to express their unique perspectives and move beyond conventional definitions of human communication. The film demonstrates that with no funding or high-tech equipment, creative expression through the arts can transform separate, unconnected individuals into a close-knit group of friends.

As individuals, advocates and organizations, you are invited to join our grassroots tour by organizing screenings that result in dialogue, learning, and action in your communities. On this website you can learn about upcoming screenings, purchase dvd’s and t-shirts, organize your own event, and use the film as a powerful tool to transform communities.

We invite you to join our campaign to inspire inclusive arts!

Kenny Dalsheimer Polly Medlicott
director/co-producer co-producer

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Special thanks to our Project Supporters