Homeless in Paradise

MID-LENGTH DOC

Homeless In Paradise

Director: Chuck and Marilyn Braverman
Filmmakers in person
"From the home of the homeless..." intones Harry Shearer as he opens Le Show, his weekly radio program originating on KCRW, Santa Monica. Indeed, Santa Monica is a city well recognized for the variety and quality of services it provides its 4,200 homeless residents, who comprise approximately 5% of its total population. This poignant documentary chronicles the journeys of four individuals-Rick, Donna, Simon and Faye-who are HOMELESS IN PARADISE. We experience chronic homelessness through their eyes as they struggle with addiction and illness, while receiving support from a city in crisis. Santa Monica may well be the home of the homeless, but this controversial distinction raises two questions, even in paradise: Can any human being really be at home with his or her homelessness? Is chronic homelessness a condition which is always hopeless? As the stories of these four of 4,200 unfold, we receive four answers. (2004, 50 min.)
FREE Showing: May 19, 3pm, St. Anthony's