“Listen” to Me with Filmmaker Erahm Christopher
“True active listening begins with creating a safe environment. In my film, I wanted the audience to take a direct bird's eye view of what's going on in (the high school students’) life before they get on campus, so they understand a little bit better about why the students are acting the way they are in school."
There's a lot of hearing in schools. Echoing hallways, lockers slamming, teachers talking, students playing. Yet there’s not enough listening going on. And this is where Erahm Christopher’s work matters most.
His film, “LISTEN”, stimulates deeply proactive conversation thanks to the strength of its message about the need to be listened to. LISTEN tackles the question of what happens when we don’t listen to our children. And it does so with empathy, grace and beauty. View it and see for yourself: buylistentoday.com. Every school should screen this powerful and accessible film and discuss it afterwards.
Erahm Christopher is a filmmaker, author and speaker who creates content to bridge social divides. Christopher has provoked connections, healing and lasting behavior changes in the most dangerous schools and diverse organizations across North America.
Christopher launched his career in education when he wrote and directed the award-winning Teen Truth film series and Teen Truth Live experience. In 2017 he released his debut feature film, Listen, and developed a comprehensive mental health initiative that is presently being implemented in communities and schools across the nation.
His work has evolved into collaborations with the federal government, state governments, non-profits, pro athletes, mental health organizations and corporations across the US, Canada, and Europe. Christopher possesses a passion for creative innovation and socially conscious change using projects focused on shifting perspective and changing behavior in a positive way. In addition to his filmmaking and program development he has written the children’s book New Friends, a book for teens titled Teen Truth, and for the Washington Post. To date, Christopher has reached over eight million people with his content and has personally presented to over a million people at speaking engagements around the globe.