Listening is an Act of Love

Listening is an Act of Love

2013 · 22 min · Animation, Drama, Documentary

The first-ever animated feature from StoryCorps, Listening Is an Act of Love, presents six stories from 10 years of StoryCorps, where everyday people sit down together to ask life’s important questions and share stories from their lives. Framing these intimate conversations is an interview between StoryCorps founder Dave Isay and his nine-year-old nephew, Benji.

Directed by Mike Rauch

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