We think there's a side to the world that doesn't always get space or time in the media. The small stories of success and the ordinary people who make them happen offer us a different perspective on both problems and solutions to life's challenges.

You will find these people in our documentaries - Rufina in a Mexico City barrio, Juan Carlos in Guatemala, Robert at an inner-city drop-in - people worth listening to; people offering another way of looking at the world and how it works.

Asterisk is an independent production company with a special interest in social and environmental issues - and the many and often surprising ways in which social change occurs. We have been making documentaries since 1976, films that offer audiences another side of life. Our work has taken us to over 30 different countries, has been recognized with international awards and been broadcast on television networks around the world.