Culture Connects Us
An Internationally Award-Winning Documentary by Village-Connect
Culture Connects Us is an award-winning animated documentary produced by Village-Connect. Through storytelling, personal dialogue, music, and art, the film explores America's diverse cultural fabric — examining its successes, failures, and transformations — and asks what truly binds us together as a people.
Powered by Culture-Based Transformative Coaching® (CBTC), a transformative coaching model developed by Kwame Osagyefo (Gaylon Logan, Jr.), the film moves beyond surface-level diversity conversations to examine culture at the level of consciousness, identity, and shared humanity.
Produced in collaboration with filmmakers Kaylah Marin and Jalila Bell of KAJE Creative, and featuring the artwork of award-winning artist Wanda Whitaker, Culture Connects Us has screened at film festivals across four continents and earned 9 international awards.
Behind the Vision
Culture Connects Us is founded upon Culture-Based Transformative Coaching® (CBTC) — a transformative coaching model developed by Kwame Osagyefo (Gaylon Logan, Jr.), Founder and Executive Director of Village-Connect. With over 30 years of experience as a coach, facilitator, and thought leader, Kwame created CBTC to move people beyond individual goals and into a deeper relationship with their cultural identity, their community, and their collective purpose. This film is that methodology in motion.
About Culture Connects Us
Through story, personal dialogue, music, and art, Culture Connects Us dives into the diverse cultures that shape American identity — exploring not just their differences, but the deeper commonalities that make transformation possible. The film applies the CBTC transformative coaching methodology to examine American culture: what has divided us, what has healed us, and what has the power to unite us.
Culture Connects Us is complete, award-winning, and actively seeking distribution. The 55-minute documentary has screened at national and international film festivals across four continents, earning 9 awards and recognitions to date.
The film is currently on the festival circuit. Parties interested in distribution or partnership opportunities are invited to connect directly with the production team.
Where the Film Stands Today
Movie Awards & Recognitions
Culture Connects Us has earned 9 international awards and recognitions since entering the festival circuit — a testament to the power of culturally grounded storytelling and the reach of the CBTC methodology beyond the coaching room.
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Our Production Team
Kwame Osagyefo
(Gaylon Logan, Jr.)
Executive Producer
Kwame is the Founder and Executive Director of Village-Connect Inc. and the creator of Culture-Based Transformative Coaching® (CBTC), a federally trademarked transformative coaching methodology. For over 30 years he has worked as a coach, workshop facilitator, consultant, and speaker — bringing the tools of cultural grounding and self-directed transformation to individuals, families, and organizations across the Bay Area and internationally.
Jalila A Bell Esq.
Production
Jalila is a Managing Producer and Talent Coordinator for KAJE Creative, LLC.
Kaylah Marin
Production
Kaylah is a creative powerhouse, media manager, and also serves as tech support for KAJE CREATIVE.
Wanda Whitaker
Production
Visionary painter, Healing Arts practitioner and Spiritual advisor.
Wanda Whitaker is a facilitator in racial reconciliation and social imagination.
Support Culture Connects Us
With your support we were able to pursue wider distribution, fund community screenings across the Bay Area, and bring this conversation about culture, healing, and unity to audiences who need it most.
Now are focused on offering it to the community at large. If you or your organization is interested in hosting a showing, we would be happy to discuss opportunities.