I don't know the background of this filmmaker, but this story feels so personal it hurts. A woman from Las Vegas elects to be homeless very early in this film and we accompany her as she explores another sort of lifestyle. She's desperate for connection, forgiveness, and peace; impossibilities unless she can first find it within herself.
The plot is thin, we more or less wander between situations, and yet this never feels boring. Each encounter is a lesson along a hard road. The cinematography feels like a documentary, and I have to believe this was shot gorilla style in and around the strip. It adds to the feeling of authenticity and grounds the story in a dirty, grimey locale that portrays the mashup of the have and have nots better than maybe any American city.
I've always heard stories about the homeless population in the tunnels beneath this city. We do get a taste of this, although I wish we could have explored this a bit further. Still, no complaints here. I highly recommend this one.
The plot is thin, we more or less wander between situations, and yet this never feels boring. Each encounter is a lesson along a hard road. The cinematography feels like a documentary, and I have to believe this was shot gorilla style in and around the strip. It adds to the feeling of authenticity and grounds the story in a dirty, grimey locale that portrays the mashup of the have and have nots better than maybe any American city.
I've always heard stories about the homeless population in the tunnels beneath this city. We do get a taste of this, although I wish we could have explored this a bit further. Still, no complaints here. I highly recommend this one.