Description

People & Stories / Gente y Cuentos uses literature to foster connection and community across New Jersey. Through readings of short stories followed by group discussions in settings such as treatment facilities, senior centers, prisons, and adult education programs from Princeton to Perth Amboy, participants explore new perspectives and experiences through the written word. Interviews include participants, coordinators, and the executive director of People & Stories/Gente y Cuentos Debra Lampert-Rudman.

Produced, directed, and edited by Nate Reininga for State of the Arts. Director of Photography, Nate Reininga.

Special thanks to Yanira Medina, The Father Center of New Jersey, Puerto Rican Association for Human Development, and Princeton Community Housing.