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Shelter

Name: Shelter
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2017-06-01
Duration: 70 min
Rating: 4.5

★ 4,5 /10 (2 Votes)

2017 EN 70 min

Overview

At the Covenant House, located on the outskirts of the French Quarter in New Orleans, Louisiana, the doors never close, and there is always room for one more. On any given day, a constant stream of young people carrying everything they own in plastic garbage bags fills the courtyard. The prospective residents are just teenagers, but have already been labeled drug addicts, schizophrenics, criminals and outcasts. As one staff member puts it, “the most damaged population of youth that exists in society today”. Filming over the course of a full year, brothers Brent and Craig Renaud tell the raw and emotional stories of the incredible kids who seek shelter at the Covenant House, and the staff struggling to work miracles everyday on their behalf.

Release date

01/06/2017

Votes

Popularity

2.9

For the first time in close to a decade, chronic homelessness is on the rise in America. With affordable housing facing a crunch, it's harder than ever for young families to cope. Still, some find the support they need.

Genres

Documentary

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

70 min

Website

www.covenanthousenola.org