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Voices of Tomorrow

Voices of Tomorrow captures the work educators in America are undertaking with students to restore civic culture in a hyperpolarized society.

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Project Sphere
Sphere Education Initiatives
Elyse Warren Alter New Headshot
Elyse Warren Alter
Associate Director, Sphere Education Initiatives
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Lena Popilieva
Senior Producer, Cato Institute
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Darren Walker
Senior Live Event Producer, Cato Institute
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Barbara Galletti
Senior Producer, Cato Institute & Lib​er​tar​i​an​ism​.org

Voices of Tomorrow captures the work educators in America are undertaking with students to restore civic culture in a hyperpolarized society. By fostering viewpoint diversity and free speech in their school communities through civil discourse practices with Sphere Education Initiatives, these educators and their students are revitalizing the most important characteristics of strong democratic citizens: respect, curiosity, and openness.

Voices of Tomorrow has received the following awards and honorable mentions:

  • Gold Award for Best Documentary Short, Independent Shorts Awards
  • Silver Award for Best Editing, Independent Shorts Awards
  • Bronze Award for Best Female Director, Independent Shorts Awards
  • Honorable Mention from the Hollywood Gold Awards

Voices of Tomorrow is now an official selection at the following film festivals in 2025:

  • Benson Film Festival
  • Central Michigan Film Festival
  • Lighthouse International Film Festival
  • Long Island International Film Expo
  • Macon Film Festival
  • Marina del Rey Film Festival
  • Marin County Fair Film Festival
  • New Jersey Documentary Film Festival 
  • Richmond International Film Festival
  • Royal Starr International Film Festival
  • Sarasota Film Festival
  • Sunscreen Film Festival
  • Urban Film Festival