homelessness

Jake

By Bobby LePire | October 2026

THE SEATTLE FILM FESTIVAL 2026 REVIEW! Addison Melfi wrote, directed, produced, and stars in Jake. The short drama follows Amber (Melfi), who is…

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THE SEATTLE FILM FESTIVAL 2026 REVIEW! Addison Melfi wrote, directed, produced, and stars in Jake. The short drama follows Amber (Melfi), who is homeless...

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With a sympathetic view of homelessness and undocumented people, The Sanctuary offers insight into social justice and the many levels of ICE (United States...

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Writer-director Gary Wallow’s micro-budget sci-fi Lars Shrike Walks the Night looks like it could've been made in the 1990s, and that’s a compliment....

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DANCES WITH FILMS 2026 REVIEW! Homelessness is a hotbed issue...especially here in Southern California. Rescued, the debut feature from writer-director...

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In John Montgomery’s Like Normal People, Duke and Otto are two men down on their luck, living out of a classic 1956 Buick. The car is their home, and...

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Vignette films are wonderful things. Ever since I saw my first one, Todd Haynes's Poison, I have enjoyed the infinite possibilities involved in cinematic...

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Writer-director Marlene Emilia Rios keeps things intimate and immediate in Lucia & Nicole. The short drama zeroes in on how one unexpected encounter...

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If you have a pair of working ears on your head, you need to experience the revelation-heavy rock documentary Moses, directed by master cinema storyteller...

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Not so long ago, I reviewed a documentary about homelessness in America titled Americans with No Address. While that laid out the sobering facts of...

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You'd have to either be blind or not live in a big city not to know that America has a severe homeless problem. It seems that the more money we throw at...

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