As a producer and director, I began organizing some of the unpublished work I’ve done over the years. In nearly ten thousand files, there’s over a thousand interviews, with people from all walks of life.

What’s resonated with me most are the stories each person shared, as their stories have influenced my own. While that might seem like a common experience, it was a reminder that everyone has a story, and every story matters.

Each time we meet someone and hear their story; we add another perspective to our own. In a world of billions, our direct experience with other humans is limited because for every person we meet, there’s tens of millions we’ll never meet. I thought it was time to organize and publish the original media transcriptions alongside newer stories which could have a meaning for others on the planet.

I decided to produce REEL HUMANS. Everyone has a story.

Louie Comella