“The Voice Inside” (TVI) is a groundbreaking, interactive docudrama based on teens and young adults’ true success stories. The series gives profound insight into the perspectives of those with autism and how they overcome obstacles. And “The Voice Inside” also gives insight into how young people face other challenges (such as trauma recovery, financial hardships, evading trafficking schemes, running away, grief, dyslexia, and just the fear of growing up). Our goal is for every viewer to be able to find a TVI character they relate to. And our message to young people is this: “achieve anyway, no matter your circumstances.”

To make the series interactive, TVI is structured so that viewers can interact with the show at key turning points. At those points, viewers practice effective decision-making by hearing “the voice inside” a character’s head, and choosing which decision that character makes. The viewers then see the consequences of that decision play out in the next episode. And the viewers are then redirected to an episode based on the decision that the person in real life, (who that character was inspired by), actually made.

ATP’s team had 2+ years of development workshops with teens to make sure TVI appeals to this audience. We then began production for TVI in 2023, had TVI featured on NBC 6, and attracted Hollywood producers’ attention.

So far, our pilot episode was awarded “Best TV Show Pilot” at the Los Angeles International Short Film Festival, was a finalist at the New York International Film Awards, and was selected by the Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival, Mental Health Warrior Film Festival, & Naked Mountain International Film Festival.