| Other author/creator | De Mare, Anne, film director, film producer, screenwriter, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | Kelly, Kirsten, film director, film producer, screenwriter, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | Simmer, Leslie, screenwriter, film editor. |
| Other author/creator | Taber, Katie, film producer. |
| Other author/creator | Spargel Productions (Firm) |
| Other author/creator | Kartemquin Films. |
| Other author/creator | Chicken & Egg Pictures (Firm) |
| Other author/creator | Bullfrog Films. |
| Abstract |
The Homestretch follows three homeless teens as they fight to stay in school, graduate, and build a future. Each of these smart, ambitious teenagers - Roque, Kasey and Anthony - will surprise, inspire, and challenge audiences to rethink stereotypes of homelessness as they work to complete their education while facing the trauma of being alone and abandoned at an early age. Through haunting images, intimate scenes, and first-person narratives, these teens take us on their journeys of struggle and triumph. As their stories unfold, the film connects us deeply with larger issues of poverty, race, juvenile justice, immigration, foster care, and LGBTQ rights. With unprecedented access into the Chicago Public Schools, The Night Ministry's Crib emergency youth shelter and Teen Living Programs' Belfort House, The Homestretch follows these kids as they move through the milestones of high school while navigating a landscape of couch hopping, emergency shelters, transitional homes, street families and a school system on the front lines of this crisis. A powerful, original perspective on what it means to be young, homeless and building a future in America today. |
| General note | Title from title frames. |
| General note | Originally produced by: Spargel Productions & Kartemquin Films, ©2014. |
| Access restriction | Access restricted to subscribing institutions. |
| Credits | Edited by Leslie Simmer ; cinematography by Anne de Mare, Kirsten Kelly ; original music by Greg Kalember. |
| Performer |
Roque Sanchez, Angeline "Kasey" White, Anthony Lynch. |
| Interest grade level |
10 and up. |
| Technical details | System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Source of description | Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed February 19, 2016). |
| Genre/form | Documentary films. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Genre/form | Feature films. |
| Publisher number | bf-hstr Docuseek2 |