Project updates

Follow the film as it takes shape.

A working record of production, archival research, community outreach, and upcoming opportunities to gather.

Current priority 01

Complete the Alumni Directory

Use the directory to stay abreast of the film and let us know how you would like to assist with the documentary.

Complete the directory

Current priority 02

$650 of $4K raised for the trailer

Support the trailer

Latest from production

The first interview.
Four co-founders.

The documentary’s first interview brought together four co-founders of IPE and NCDC to recount how the village began and what it took to sustain it.

Four co-founders of the Institute of Positive Education and New Concept Development Center seated together for the documentary’s first interview — Four IPE and NCDC co-founders gathered for the first interview

Six alumni and community members gathered at the school during documentary production — Alumni and community members during production

Two recent interview participants standing in front of a large black-and-white photograph from the Institute of Positive Education’s earliest years — Connecting the present-day production to IPE’s earliest years

Three women seated beneath the boom microphone during a documentary interview at the school — Parents, teachers, staff, and alumni add their voices

Behind-the-scenes view of three participants being interviewed with a boom microphone and production monitor in the foreground — Behind the scenes: voices, cameras, sound, and community

An IPE co-founder holding an original Institute of Positive Education booklet during the first documentary interview — An original IPE booklet returns to the story

August 2026Milestone

The first interview brings four co-founders together

Four co-founders of IPE and NCDC sat down together for the documentary’s first interview, recalling the vision, relationships, cultural work, and determination that shaped the village from its earliest days.

August 2026Production

Two production days bring the village together

Across our two most recent production days, alumni, parents, teachers, and staff sat down to share memories, reflections, and the lived history that will shape the documentary.

Summer 2026Community

Building a global alumni network

Alumni outreach is reconnecting classmates who once walked the halls of IPE and NCDC and gathering the stories of how the village shaped their lives.

In progressArchive

Collecting the community record

The team is recovering black-and-white photographs, newspaper clippings, school documents, recorded songs, rituals, and artwork that carry the spirit of the era.

Next milestoneTrailer

Preparing a first public look

A trailer and community presentation will offer the first window into the film. Dates and viewing details will be shared here.

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Future updates can include production photos, event dates, press, trailer releases, and fundraising milestones.

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