Dave Isay Movies

Stefan Lynch was raised by gay parents in the early eighties. He was cared for and loved by a group of adults, largely gay men, who he called his...

Genre: Documentary

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Six-year-old Jerry Morrison is obsessed with outer space — so of course, his favorite person to talk to is his uncle Joey Jefferson, a Mission...

Genre: Animation

Cast: Jerry Morrison

The difficulties faced by same-sex couples have created far too many stories of unrequited love. Glenda Elliott's story is one of them: Glenda came...

Genre: Documentary

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Mary Stepp Burnette Hayden was born into enslavement in Black Mountain, North Carolina. She was 7 years old when she was freed. She stayed in Black...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Mary Othella Burnette

Panchita Espitia was a formidable woman, not afraid of rattlesnakes underfoot on the Texas ranches of her youth, or of death itself. Her grandson,...

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Cast: Bishop Ricardo Ramirez

In 1998, a violent conflict forced Najat Hamza to flee her home in Oromia, a regional state in Ethiopia. She recalls the night she said goodbye to...

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Cast: Najat Hamza

John Washington was born blind and with a severe loss of hearing that has become more extreme over time. He raised three children with his wife...

Genre: Animation

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When Sharon Adams moved back to her hometown of Milwaukee, Wisconsin in the late 1990s, she needed help with fixing her house. Initially there to do...

Genre: Animation

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Bryan Wilmoth is the oldest of eight children who grew up in a very strict household. Eventually, all the siblings became estranged from their...

Genre: Animation

Cast: Bryan Wilmoth

In 1964, Lynn was one of 14 black students who integrated West High School in Knoxville, Tennessee. During this difficult time in his life, there was...

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Cast: Lynn Weaver

Jackie Miller adopted her son, Scott, in the early 1970s. In 2008, Scott brought his mom to StoryCorps to ask her about that decision.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Jackie Miller

The first-ever animated feature from StoryCorps, Listening Is an Act of Love, presents six stories from 10 years of StoryCorps, where everyday people...

Genre: Animation

Cast: Benjamin Isay