Barbara Trent has been an activist and trailblazer for change since the 60's. She speaks internationally on issues on democracy, censorship, and filmmaking. Her films have been exhibited and broadcast around the world. She co-founded the Empowerment Project, a non-profit media center and production group in 1984, where she develops and directs documentary projects. She recently co-founded goodfilms.org, an infrastructure for cooperative distribution.