Open Call: Pitch Reels

The Pitch:

I´d like to raise up the voices of a minority group, homeless Americans, who are sometimes spoken of this election season but not included in the dialogue. We also forget or choose to ignore the homeless on a daily basis. They are invisible, sometimes even if on our front steps. But, they are veterans, children, mothers, men with dreams, etc. They, too, are America. Therefore, when we talk about what to do to improve America, their voices must be included.

They are often referred to as the poor, the homeless, etc. I would like to give them a face, a voice.

I would like to produce a short that allows them to articulate their needs and their expectations of the next president as well views of present candidates. To cover Election 2008 from the homeless point of view.

I would like to bring the experience of living on the streets and the daily struggles of those citizens vividly to the screen by shadowing one of them for a short time. The story would be told in first person, through various (3) individuals.