Though I feel that books and publications about causes are very important, I think that documentaries have are very crucial in lobbying for change. For example, the documentary "Half the Sky" had a huge emotional impact on me, and though I haven't read the book I feel if I did the documentary's effect would still be more powerful. To be able to see the faces and hear the voices of the advocates was very substantial to me. Though I'm sure the author did a very good job recreating these perspectives in the book, it had so much more of an impact on me hearing them first person. The same is true for their surroundings. To actually see footage of the villages and schools was very powerful.
I also think documentaries are more accessible to the public. Reading a book is time consuming, while watch a few hours of a documentary can have the same if not a better effect. The famous actors also add an element to the documentary that can not be replicated in the book.
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