The homestretch
(DVD) 

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Contributors
De Mare, Anne, director,
Kelly, Kirsten, director,
Simmer, Leslie, screenwriter,
Kartemquin Films, production company.
Bullfrog Films, distribution company.
Status
Sodus Community Library - Adult Nonfiction Videos
DVD 362.7 HOM
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Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 89 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 12 cm.
Language
English
UPC
194154520320

Notes

General Note
Special featurettes: trailer, deleted scenes.
Creation/Production Credits
Executive producers, Justin Nagan, Gordon Quinn, Andrew W. Schwertfeger; edited by Leslie Simmer; written by Anne de Mare, Kirsten Kelly, Leslie Simmer ; coproducer, Katie Taber; original music by Greg Kalember.
Description
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. The film, a co-production between Spargel Productions and Kartemquin Films, examines the struggles these youth face in obtaining a high school level education, and then follows them beyond graduation to focus on the crucial transition when the structure of school vanishes and homeless youth struggle to find the support and community they need to survive and be independent. A powerful, original perspective on what it means to be young, homeless and building a future in America today.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD; NTSC.
Language
English; closed captioned.
Language
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

De Mare, A., Kelly, K., & Simmer, L. (2014). The homestretch (DVD.). Spargel Productions.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

De Mare, Anne, Kirsten, Kelly and Leslie, Simmer. 2014. The Homestretch. [New York, N.Y.]: Spargel Productions.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

De Mare, Anne, Kirsten, Kelly and Leslie, Simmer. The Homestretch [New York, N.Y.]: Spargel Productions, 2014.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

De Mare, Anne,, Kirsten Kelly, and Leslie Simmer. The Homestretch DVD., Spargel Productions, 2014.

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