“America is polarized.”
“Americans are divided.”
“This is the most divided we’ve ever been.”
Sound familiar? We hear it on the news, see it on our feeds, and feel it at the dinner table. Divided has become the story we tell ourselves about who we are — but have we ever stopped to question if that story is true?
I started The Space Between when I was sitting in a political communication class where no one could really communicate. For the first time, I felt politically marginalized — and I saw it happening all around me. My classmates weren’t enemies, but we couldn’t talk to one another about our political opinions without tension. Many of us retreated into our corners, convinced the other person just wouldn’t get it.
That experience opened my eyes to something bigger. Across the country, Americans with real differences are talking less, listening less, and assuming more. Conversations across party lines are rare — and often hostile. Research shows that only 21% of American couples are politically mixed. Only 4% are Democrat–Republican. If we can’t even share our homes across divides, how can we share our country?
That’s why I’m making The Space Between.
This political documentary explores why Americans are divided, what forces are fueling that divide, and how much of it is rooted in perception rather than reality. Through raw conversations with everyday people and insights from experts in media, politics, and psychology, the film asks a simple but urgent question:
Can we learn to see each other again before it’s too late?
Because understanding our differences isn’t enough — we have to learn to bridge them.