AFI Fest: Lead Me Home
Nobody deserves to be homeless. And yet, the United States is dealing with a serious homelessness crisis, exacerbated by the pandemic and bound to get worse. Directed by Pedro Kos and Jon Shenk, Lead Me Home is an empathetic and eye-opening look at the homelessness situation in three major American cities: Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle. It gives a face, a name and a story to these individual facing this crisis. It may not win over those who chose to turn a blind eye to the situation but it will reawaken a sympathetic spirit in those of us who do ultimately care. Lead Me Home is distributed by Netflix and will launch on the service November 30th. I hope this film will be submitted for Academy Award consideration because I think it’s a strong candidate for Best Documentary (Short Subject).
Lead Me Home premiered at the 2021 AFI Fest as part of their Meet the Press programming.
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BIPOC, Documentaries, Film Festivals, Film Reviews, Indie Film, Short Films
I saw this in Sweden and feel for the homeless people. But this documentary wasn’t any good except for some great night time shots. Must be a good equipment. But wait, where’s the story.