Lost angels

Napper, Thomas Q., (director.). Orsi, Agi, (producer.). Triano, Christine, (screenwriter.). Keener, Catherine, (narrator.). Werzowa, Walter, (composer.). hoopla digital. (Added Author).

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Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 video file (ca. 75 min.)) : sd., col.
remote
electronic resource
electronic
Publisher: [United States] : Cinema Libre Studio : Made available through hoopla, 2010.

Restrictions on Access Note:	Digital content provided by hoopla.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Directed by Thomas Napper.
Participant or Performer Note:	Narrator, Catherine Keener.
Summary, etc.:	Narrated by Catherine Keener, LOST ANGELS: SKID ROW IS MY HOME takes an uncompromising yet life-affirming look at the lives of eight remarkable individuals, people who have found a way to make a life for themselves within the community of homelessness. The film shows how their descent into society's basement has been exacerbated by the forces of gentrification and the increasing criminalization of homeless people, while exposing the draconian changes to the mental health care system that have brought us here. With the support of a vast array of advocates, especially the services of LAMP, the mission featured in the Jamie Foxx/ Robert Downey Jr. film, THE SOLOIST, many residents of Skid Row have found a way to stick together and fight back. Narrated by actress Catherine Keener, LOST ANGELS demonstrates how proactive approaches to homelessness-most specifically that of providing housing-are helping many to recover from mental illness and substance abuse and to find stability. For many, Skid Row is, improbably, the last place to find refuge and build a life of meaning, proving that sometimes home is where the help is.
Target Audience Note:	Not rated.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.