Times are hard for many families right now. Each time we shop for groceries, prices are higher. Other costs have increased as well. If there are no savings to draw from, the tightening of the purse strings is even more important. Throw in a surprise bill or any out-of-pocket medical expenses and things start looking bleak. So many families are staying just ahead of the dire situation of homelessness.
Many thanks to Robert Craig Films for providing a sample of the product for this review. Opinions are 100% my own.
Opening this weekend is a movie putting faces to people living homeless. No Address is an exploration of hope, humanity, and resilience as characters navigate challenges with no physical address.
Buy tickets today to see No Address in theaters starting February 28!
My Review
No Address introduces us to a family of sorts that is living with no address. We are first introduced to Lauren as a child with her single mother. In the midst of a happy moment of baking cookies together, tragedy strikes. Next, we see Lauren graduating from high school, but alone. She returns to a house in a neighborhood, still in her robe from the ceremony. There are trash bags by the front door, which turns out to be her belongings. We quickly learn that she has now also graduated from the foster care system, so has been kicked out.
The next 30 or so minutes of the movie introduce us to not only the community where Lauren eventually lands, but some people who are wanting to use the vacant land these people have made their home. This part of the movie was not easy to watch. I tend to empathize too deeply. But I knew from the trailer that there were happier scenes coming.
The rest of the movie is not all feel good, happily ever after tropes. Life is hard, and even harder when you face such struggles every day, and night. We see such a range of reasons and circumstances for “our people” to be in the situation they are in. We watch another family quickly slip into the same, in a twist which is equally satisfying and too relatable. And then the two intersect.
There is loss, there are some laughs, and ultimately a happy ending. Through it all there are people in the community helping the best they can. And there are others who are blind to the situations, and still others that don’t even care or see these people as fellow humans but a problem to get rid of.
We live in a rural area about an hour from Indianapolis. We see people “camping” in the woods with tarps and tents. We know of others living in campers in a friends’ backyard or couch-surfing. Homelessness does not look the same everywhere or for anyone. We do what we can when in the moment, but I would like to do more to help people from getting into that predicament in the first place. Robert Craig Films is using the power of film to inspire action in local communities. Buy your tickets today!
Combat the Crisis
This feature film highlights the human side of homelessness and vividly portrays that “homelessness could happen to anyone.” There are 1.2 million adults and 1.5 million children experiencing homelessness nationwide. Between 2022 and 2023, street-level homelessness increased 12% nationwide, if this rate continues, street-level homelessness will double in 5-6 years.
Robert Craig Films is deeply committed to addressing the urgent issue of homelessness and has pledged that 50% of the net profits from our five No Address productions will be donated to a diverse range of organizations and churches nationwide that are tirelessly working to combat the homelessness crisis within their communities. Watch this powerful film in theaters starting February 28!
Giveaway
In partnership with Momentum Influencers, we are giving away a $10 Amazon giftcard to one of our readers. To enter, comment below if you have been impacted by homelessness. And let us know if you will see the film. Giveaway ends March 7th. The winner will be selected by a random drawing from the entries.
Have you been impacted by homelessness? Will you watch No Address?
I have not been impacted by homelessness. I would love to see this movie.
I haven’t been impacted by homelessness. I think this is an important movie for everyone to watch.
I have not been personally impacted by homelessness but I would definitely like to see this film.
I would like to see this movie with my husband. I haven’t been impacted by homelessness but I have seen it up close and have been around it before.
I will definitely be watching this movie. I have indeed been impacted by homelessness. People truly believe that homelessness can never happen to them. It can.
Homelessness is a very real thing here where I live as the housing is not affordable at all.
I have not been homeless, but I have had students who were homeless. It has become a big problem in our society.