Short Documentaries
Tracing the Paths
An in-depth exploration of the journeys taken by a Liberian refugee and a formerly undocumented immigrant from Bolivia, followed by their initial months as they navigate life in the United States.
Producer | Camera | Video Editor: Lisa Vohra
BLACK SPACE - A GROUP THERAPY EXPERIENCE
In this special edition of VOA Connect, we enter Black Space - a group therapy experience for underserved communities. We join a group of Black men in Milwaukee, Wisconsin as they deal with issues particular to their lives, and help destigmatize efforts to maintain mental health.
Producer | Video Editor: Lisa Vohra
Camera | Post Production: Randall Taylor
Puppy Raiser
Deborah Wydra has been raising service dogs since she was in high school. She introduces us to Ike, the puppy she is training now. We how formal training begins as well the special bond that is formed between dogs and their trainers
Reporter | Faize Elmasry
Producer | Camera | Video Editor: Lisa Vohra
Kids Give BAck
Kids Give Back Kids is a nonprofit organization in Northern Virginia that provides volunteer opportunities for kids ages 6-12. We join them as young kids discover ways to give back to communities in need.
Producer | Camera| Video Editor: Lisa Vohra
Additional Camera: Philip Alexiou
71-Year-old yogi
Meet Shrikant Sabnis, a yoga guru who is defying the myth of aging with challenging yoga poses that very few can master. Discover his contribution to a global community during the early days of the pandemic and the importance of community in yoga.
Producer | Camera | Video Editor: Lisa Vohra
Life Coach
We visit Rajika Mahan, a life coach who is helping people tap into their passion and inner voice.
Producer | Camera | Video Editor: Lisa Vohra
Parents seeking change
We hear from parents in a suburban community in Virginia who are frustrated by the seeming inevitability of gun massacres, especially in schools.
Producer | Camera | Video Editor: Lisa Vohra
BLACK SPACE - a look at the founders
Learn more about the founders of Black Space sharing their stories in therapeutic circles, revealing anguish and internalized trauma roundly ignored by the rest of society. Follow these brave leaders as they puncture the stigma of Black mental health.
Producer | Video Editor: Lisa Vohra
Camera | Post Production: Randall Taylor
Journeys Through Forests
VOA journalist Reasey Poch, a survivor of the Khmer Rouge, tells us his story of fleeing the regime. We walk with him on his path of recovery through nature.
Producer | Video Editor: Lisa Vohra
I Support the Girls
Many women often can’t afford bras or feminine hygiene products. Dana Marlowe, founder and CEO of I Support the Girls, provides these products that women need. She talks to us about the menstrual taboo and how a trip to a lingerie store changed the course of her life and many underprivileged women around the world.
Producer | Camera | Video Editor: Lisa Vohra
Mother + Teacher + Pandemic
Meet Janessa Ford! A first grade teacher who balances teaching her students remotely while overseeing her own kindergartner's online studies.
Producer | Camera | Video Editor: Lisa Vohra
Quarantine Diary
VOA Connect producer Lisa Vohra gives us a glimpse into her stay-at-home life as a working mom during the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.
Producer | Camera | Video Editor: Lisa Vohra
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The King Legacy - Marching Forward
Fifty years after The March on Washington and Rev. Martin Luther King's, "I Have a Dream" speech, VOA looks at the life and legacy of the civil rights leader.
Co-Director | Producer | Video Editor: Lisa Vohra
Shifting to Homeschooling
Meet Nevra Ledwon, a Virginia mom who pivoted to homeschooling when public schools went virtual during the pandemic. She talks to us about what led to that decision and how the transition has been for both her and her son.
Producer | Camera | Video Editor: Lisa Vohra
A Change of Art
A tattoo shop owner offers patrons a chance to cover up and change their potentially offensive skin art to reflect their own new attitudes toward social justice.
Producer | Camera | Video Editor: Lisa Vohra
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