Tribe of Heart is a charitable non-profit organization that produces documentary films, along with outreach and educational programs, in service of a more just and compassionate future. Based in Ithaca, New York, the organization was founded in 2000 by Jenny Stein and James LaVeck, who work as director and producer respectively.

Tribe of Heart films have been recognized by festival juries and audience members alike for their authentic and inspiring portrayal of the deeply personal, yet universal, journey of awakening conscience. In each film, individuals grapple with extraordinary moral dilemmas, along the way discovering their own capacity to respond to injustice with creativity and non-violence.

Our first film, THE WITNESS, has been translated into 11 languages and featured in 32 film festivals worldwide, most recently in Kiev and Prague. It has received eight awards for Best Documentary and two for Best of Festival. Pulitzer-prize winning critic Howard Rosenberg described The Witness as “one man’s truth that cries out for mass exposure... may be the most important and persuasive film about animals ever made." (Los Angeles Times)

Tribe of Heart’s forthcoming film, PEACEABLE KINGDOM: THE JOURNEY HOME, will begin its film festival run in Fall, 2009.