Childhood abuse | Documentary on child abusing | Male survivors of abuse

BIG VOICE PICTURES produces social issue documentaries that give voice to emerging and cutting-edge issues, with the intention of motivating discussion, creating change, and offering new insights and hope for individuals, families, and communities through strategic national outreach campaigns and collaboration with communities and organizations. Their films have received worldwide distribution and recognition.

Kathy Barbini

Kathy Barbini, founder of Big Voice Pictures, and producer/director, is an award-winning independent documentary and television producer focusing on social issues. She has worked with Discovery Channel, Lifetime Television, ABC and NBC network news, HBO, MTV Networks and on national political media campaigns. Her independent films have been funded by leading foundations and distributed internationally. She is producer/director of Big Voice Pictures’ recent film, Boys and Men Healing, produced in association with The International Documentary Association. The film is currently being utilized by thousands of organizations worldwide--including the United States, Canada, England, Cambodia, Israel, Spain, Argentina, and many other countries-- as a tool for raising awareness and community discussion, and for education, training and prevention. The film is being screened internationally in hundreds of communities and universities, along with panel discussions with the filmmakers and leaders in the field.

Ms. Barbini's independent documentary, The Healing Years, become an acclaimed film in the field of women’s issues and child sexual abuse prevention, and has been utilized for training and education in thousands of organizations internationally. The film has been broadcast on PBS stations nationwide, screened in international film festivals and leading conferences and endorsed by leaders in the field. Lifetime Television and The Times Square Project awarded her with recognition for helping end violence against women. Her films illustrate her commitment to bringing hope to challenging issues.

Additional projects produced by Ms. Barbini include: The Discovery Channel's multi-award winning educational documentary series Assignment Discovery, an ACE-Award nominated special for MTV Networks about celebrities who donate their time to social causes, and co-producer on a prime-time Presidential election-eve special broadcast on ABC, NBC and CBS. Additionally, she was Project Director for HBO's national for screening tour of the Emmy Award-winning documentary Dear America: Letters Home From Vietnam, organizing national screenings and fundraising to benefit the Vietnam Veterans of America.

Simon Weinberg

Simon Weinberg is co-owner of Big Voice Pictures and Outreach Director for Big Voice Pictures' films. He was also Co-producer for Boys and Men Healing.

Simon has brought Big Voice Pictures' films worldwide as a tool for training and advocacy on the issue of child abuse prevention. He initiates and organizes hundreds of screening with community panel discussions at universities and leading conferences internationally, including recent screenings at Penn State during the Sandusky trial.

He is also is a leading inspirational and keynote speaker for the military and other national organizations, and has created and led workshops and trainings on The Hero’s Journey for survivors of abuse, and for professionals in the field.

Simon managed international educational and broadcast distribution and outreach for Big Voice Pictures’ earlier film, The Healing Years, which became an acclaimed film in the field of women's issues and child abuse prevention. It is utilized by thousands of organizations as a training and prevention tool, and has inspired hope and healing for survivors throughout the globe.

Simon forges collaborative efforts with state coalitions, crisis centers, correctional facilities, the military, law makers, organizations, universities, and child advocacy centers, to initiate positive and lasting social change, and to create much needed resources in communities.

He also manages all distribution, securing television broadcasts, and generating media coverage and publicity. Big voice Pictures' films have been featured in hundreds of articles, blogs, and film reviews, and have been covered on numerous local television and radio programs thorughout the nation. Simon has appeared on many television and radio programs, and has developed key relationships with reporters and producers throughout national media.

Simon’s early career included marketing, media relations and fundraising for leading environmental organizations. This included creating environmental awareness campaigns through radio, television, events and print, and working collaboratively with leading national organizations.

He's currently developing Big Voice Pictures' new projects.