Between now and November 14, communities across the country can host screenings of a new documentary Braver Angels helped make. Here’s how to get one started where you live.
Most people don’t come to Braver Angels because someone explained it to them. They come because they sat in a room with a person they expected to dislike, had a real conversation, and walked out a little different than they walked in. That experience is hard to describe and easy to recognize once you’ve had it.
Which is why we’re excited to share A House United, a new documentary produced by and featuring Braver Angels, made in partnership with Disagree Better and BYU Broadcasting. It’s the first film of its kind we’ve been part of, and for the next six weeks it’s the centerpiece of a nationwide screening campaign running through November 15.
📽️ Watch the trailer
Why a film?
Because it works. A peer-reviewed study found that watching a documentary like this delivers roughly 76% of the depolarizing effect of attending an in-person bridge-building workshop (Blair et al., 2025). That’s a remarkable number. It means an hour in a theater, a library, or a church basement can do much of what we spend years building programs to do.
It also means a screening is one of the best on-ramps we’ve ever had. Think of the neighbor who’s tired of the shouting but has never heard of Braver Angels. The coworker who’d never sign up for a workshop on polarization but would come out for a movie night. The friend who keeps asking what it is you actually do. This is the evening you invite them to.
What a screening looks like
The film runs 55 minutes. Afterward, we encourage a short discussion about what’s happening in your community and how people can get involved. About 90 minutes, start to finish. Viewers leave having seen what bridge-building looks like, and knowing exactly where to find more of it close to home.
Hosting is a light lift for local Alliances. The film, ticketing, tech support, marketing materials, and a hosting guide are all provided by our production partner, Jojo Film. Alliances pick a date, find a venue, and spread the word.
It’s also how we keep the work going
Every screening is ticketed, and half of every ticket sold supports Braver Angels: the majority of which goes to the local alliance. The rest supports the partner organizations that made the film possible.
So when you buy a ticket, bring a friend, or help a screening happen in your town, you’re doing two things at once. You’re introducing new people to this work, and you’re funding the Alliance that will be there for them after the credits roll. Local Alliances run on volunteers and small budgets. A good screening can make a real difference to what they’re able to do next year.
How you can help
This is where we need you, whether you’ve been with Braver Angels for years, you’re one of our partner organizations, or you’re reading about us for the first time.
If you’re already part of a local Alliance, reach out to your Alliance leaders and ask whether a screening is on the calendar. If it isn’t, encourage them to host one. If you belong to a library, school, faith community, civic club, or local nonprofit, suggest partnering with your Alliance to host it together. Some of the best screenings will be the ones that bring two groups of people into the same room.
If you’re new to Braver Angels, visit [braverangels.org] and find the Alliance nearest you. Introduce yourself, and let them know you’d like to see A House United come to your community. You don’t need to be a member to make the suggestion, and you might find yourself helping organize the night.
We’ve spent years saying that Americans are less divided than we’ve been told. This film shows it. Between now and November 15, let’s put it in front of as many people as we can, and make sure that when the lights come up, there’s a local Alliance in the room ready to say: here’s how you can be part of this.
See you at the movies.
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