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Three homeless Chicago teenagers seasoned by rejection and life on the streets defy the odds to create a future, finding sympathy and support in surprising places. The filmmakers follow aspiring actor Roque, poet/painter Kasey, and Anthony, a rapper, poet and entrepreneur, into the haunting underworld of children cast off by broken or unfit families and left alone to navigate the perils of poverty and predation. As the three tenaciously fight for an education and eventual independence, the film powerfully explores surrounding issues of race, juvenile justice, immigration, foster care, and LGBTQ rights.
Original Release
04/26/2014
US Release
09/12/2014
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Directors
Writers
Anne de Mare, Kirsten Kelly, Leslie Simmer
Producers
Name | Role |
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Sally Jo Fifer | Executive Producer |
Justine Nagan | Executive Producer |
Gordon Quinn | Executive Producer |
Andrew W. Schwertfeger | Executive Producer |
Kirsten Kelly | Producer |
Anne de Mare | Producer |
Jennifer Greenfield | Producer |
Tristan Hanson | Producer |
Elizabeth Hemmerdinger | Producer |
Mary Jane Pories | Producer |
Julie Smolyansky | Producer |
Erin Sorenson | Producer |
Katie Taber | Producer |
Will Thwaites | Producer |