Culture Connects Us
One Love, One Heart
An animated documentary film produced by Village-Connect that delves into the concept of America's melting pot, highlighting the diverse cultures that contribute to the nation's fabric. Utilizing the Culture Based Transformative Coaching® (CBTC) model developed by Kwame Osagyefo (Gaylon Logan, Jr.), the documentary employs storytelling, personal dialogue, music, and art to examine American culture's successes, failures, and transformations. The project is a collaboration with local filmmakers Kaylah Marin and Jalila Bell of KAJE Creative, and features the artwork of award-winning artist Wanda Whitaker. Scheduled for premiere in the San Francisco Bay Area, and has entered various international film festivals, CCU aims to foster cross-cultural communication and unity by exploring the commonalities that bind us all.
In The Making
This inspiring film is founded upon the Culture Based Transformative Coaching® (CBTC) model developed by Kwame Osagyefo (Gaylon Logan, Jr.). He is a visionary thought leader, author, and the founder/CEO of Village-Connect, a non-profit organization that has won numerous accolades for its exceptional work.
About Culture Connects Us
Through story, personal dialogue, music and art, the Culture Connects Us documentary film dives into the concept of America’s melting pot, exposing the various diverse cultures and their uniqueness to the larger society. The film uses the methodology of a new innovative transformative coaching process to examine American culture by dipping into the “melting pot” and examining its successes and failures and more importantly transformations.
What We Want
The film’s intent is to examine the ingredients that have gone into the American melting pot in order to understand American culture. The different perspectives allow us to heal, free ourselves from divisive fear, and to release cultural barriers in favor of cross-cultural communication, pushing for recognition of the true commonalities that bind us all, towards unity. The documentary runs 55 minutes in length. Our plan is to enter it into film festivals and premiere it in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2025.
Culture Connects Us
Funding
We kindly request your support in completing the final stages of post-production and release of the animated documentary film, Culture Connect Us. This project is a collaboration between Village-Connect, a S.F. Bay Area non-profit organization, and KAJE, a dynamic duo of local filmmakers, Kaylah Marin and Jalila Bell. The film also showcases the breathtaking artwork of Wanda Whitaker, an award-winning artist.
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Culture Connects Us: Film Festival Entries
National Film Festival
Florida Film Festival
February 28, 2025
Tribeca Festival
April 30, 2025
San Francisco International Film Festival
March 19, 2025
Los Angeles Movie & Music Video Awards
May 10, 2025
Coney Island Film Festival
March 29, 2025
Catalina Film Festival
August 1, 2025
International Film Festival
Barcelona Indie Awards
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January 7, 2026
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Liverpool Indie Awards // LIA
February 27, 2025​​
Cannes Film Awards
May 5, 2025​​
London Director Awards
January 13, 2025
Montelupo Fiorentino International Independent Film Festival
March 19, 2025
Torino Underground Cinefest
August 18, 2025
Close:Up Edinburgh Docufest
February 16, 2026
Florence International Film Festival
April 30, 2025
Kosice International Film Festival
August 29, 2025
