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Communities Creating Change

Tangible Hope Project is a documentary series about individuals and organizations across the country, in towns big and small, that are finding unique ways to make a positive impact on the people in their community. Director/Producer Jonathan David Martin was inspired by a desire to bring attention to stories about people who are working to create the world that they would like to live in – not just react to it.  In a time when political headlines and hot-button topics seem to be all we pay attention to, the reality is that people are striving for something better – in ways that unite us, more than divide us.

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From innovative nonprofit organizations, to individual game-changers, to community projects connecting people of all ages and backgrounds, there is proof that positive change is happening in the most surprising and inspiring places. Traveling over 5000 miles, across 11 states, and conducting over 50 interviews, our team was able to get a glimpse of some of the remarkable ways people are making a difference: an eye-opening experience that we are excited to share with you.

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Our Journey

From flea markets to gas stations to government buildings, we interviewed people about  their communities. See the THP team’s route on the map below. Click on any city to find out more about the people and organizations featured in THP.

Featured Stories

High school students building homes in New Orleans. A catering company in Santa Fe that uses indigenous Native American ingredients. An LGBTQ support group in a tiny town in North Carolina.  Nature preservationists who worked with a big gas company to keep their river clean in Alabama. Find out more about the people and places highlighted in Tangible Hope Project.
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Isaac Hall

Louisiana

A pedicab driver in New Orleans, Isaac told us about his hopes for his hometown.

Allan Bruce Calkins

Nevada

Bruce drives the Jupiter train at the Primm, NV outlet mall and was one of the original employees of the Las Vegas Excalibur Hotel.

Steven Ramirez

Utah

We met Steven just after his bike ride through Arches National Park in Utah.

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Read more about the process and progress of putting together TANGIBLE HOPE PROJECT.
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First Steps

This September I traveled 5,000 miles across the United States interviewing individuals I met in bowling alleys, church parking lots, and graffiti parks (among other places) about their communities and about the individuals or organizations in their town or city that help make it a better place.

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Most Profound Takeaway

Maybe the most profound takeaway I was left with after all of these conversations was that whether an individual or organization was focused on youth, construction, music, or agriculture, the most important thing that they did was not just to put food on someone’s table, or teach someone to use a hammer, or play guitar, but to connect people with each other in a meaningful way.

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Community Aid

It’s not just not-for-profit institutions that are making communities a better place.  Many of the people who I spoke to in small towns talked about how the changemakers in their communities were not any organization or even a single individual but the community as a whole.

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What’s in a Name?

So, where did the name “Tangible Hope” come from? I’m so glad you asked! I was introduced to the term by my friend and eco-theater maker, Jeremy Pickard. Jeremy is the founder of Superhero Clubhouse, a small but mighty theater company based in Brooklyn, NY that he runs with co-director, Lanxing Fu. Superhero Clubhouse “unites…

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INSPIRED?? Great. Now what?

Volunteer, donate, and connect online with one of Tangible Hope Project’s featured non-profits. Click Here to learn 10 other easy ways to get involved.

Biographies

Smoke & Mirrors Collaborative is a nonprofit production company that creates original works for theater and the web that combine socially relevant themes with an ambitious, multi-disciplinary approach to storytelling. Our intent is to give voice to unfamiliar and underrepresented stories in the most relatable, entertaining, and idiosyncratic way possible while challenging our audience’s assumptions about the world around them. We have produced theater Off-Broadway, festivals, internationally, and media for the web. Our work is created through extensive research and partnerships with our community, artists of all mediums and backgrounds, and other nonprofit advocacy institutions.

Jonathan David Martin (Director, Producer) is an actor, director, and producer, focused on the creation and presentation of contemporary works of performance and new media. He is the founding Co-Artistic Director of Smoke & Mirrors Collaborative (SMC), a New York City-based theater and media company. With SMC he produced “Inauguration Stories 2017” an online audio documentary project capturing a snapshot of America from the 2017 inauguration in Washington DC, co-created and produced #HashtagProject, co-created and directed Point of Departure and The Alien Nation, co-wrote and performed in Head in the Sand and performed in the award-winning Olityelwe (Ndebele Funeral). Jonathan was an actor and puppeteer in the original Broadway cast of Warhorse, appeared in the JJ Abrams-Alfonso Cuaron NBC series, “Believe,” CBS’s “Unforgettable, ” as well as dozens of productions at theaters across the US and internationally. Jonathan received the Leonore Annenberg Foundation Fellowship for the Arts for his work as an actor and theater maker. MFA: NYU Graduate Acting.

Jenni Fontana (Producer) is an LA-based television producer and marketing executive. Her career has spanned positions in casting, production, and development, with a focus on content creation for documentary television and film projects. She has worked on series for CNN, Netflix, and Amazon among others. Jenni is also involved with several nonprofit and community organizations.

Todd Ford  (Producer, Creative Consultant) is Berlin-based Video and Web producer. He is currently in-residence in Washington DC. His projects usually focus on the African Diaspora. His company is visualexistence.com.

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Smoke & Mirrors Collaborative is fiscally sponsored by Not Man Apart Physical Theatre Ensemble, a not for-profit 501 (c)(3) organization, donations are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. Thank you for your support.

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