MEANINGFUL WORLD
A diverse group of neighbors working together in a community garden, planting and sharing tools in golden evening light
MEANINGFUL WORLD · DOCUMENTARY SERIES

Stories of people making a difference.

Let's face it, there are a lot of reasons to feel discouraged about the world these days. Meaningful World shares the stories of changemakers who are doing something about it.

ABOUT THE SERIES

Meet the people behind the change.

We meet the people behind inspiring projects, causes and events — the volunteers, organizers, activists and creators — and discover what motivates them, the challenges they face and why they keep going.

A community organizer caught in a candid moment of conversation at a local event

There are many ways to change the world.

Neighbors of different ages sharing a meal together at a long outdoor table under string lights

BUILDING COMMUNITY

Bringing people together and creating places where people belong.

A diverse group of people marching peacefully together in the daytime

FIGHTING INJUSTICE

Speaking up, organizing and challenging things that need to change.

Volunteers planting young trees together on a misty hillside at dawn

PROTECTING OUR PLANET

Taking practical action for the environment and our shared future.

Young artists painting a large community mural together on a city wall

CREATING SOMETHING BETTER

Seeing a need, imagining an alternative and making it happen.

When you find your cause — you find your community.

Across a city, there are people who care about the same things you do.

Go where the story happens.

We follow changemakers into the places where their work happens — then sit down with them to hear the story behind it.

THE PEOPLETHEIR WORKTHEIR STORY
A small documentary film crew following and filming a community volunteer at work outdoors
An intimate documentary interview setup with a person mid-conversation near a window
Glen Brauer, creator of Meaningful World

BEHIND MEANINGFUL WORLD

Created by Glen Brauer

Glen is the creator of Friendship Bootcamp, a documentary project about friendship and connection.

For Friendship Bootcamp, Glen worked with videographers in Vancouver and Toronto, bringing together stories filmed in multiple cities into a single documentary.

EXPLORE FRIENDSHIP BOOTCAMP

HELP US BUILD MEANINGFUL WORLD

There are many ways to be part of the story.

CHANGEMAKERS

Are you involved with a project, organization, cause or event that's making a difference? We'd love to hear your story.

VIDEOGRAPHERS & FILMMAKERS

We're looking for people who love documentary storytelling and want to help showcase meaningful work happening in their city.

PARTNERS & SUPPORTERS

Help us connect with changemakers, organizations, communities and people whose stories deserve to be seen.

Interested in being part of Meaningful World?

We'd love to hear from you.

glenb@meaningfulworld.org
A large diverse crowd of people standing together outdoors at golden hour in a hopeful, unified moment

Together, we are building a more meaningful world.

ONE PERSON. ONE CAUSE. ONE STORY AT A TIME.