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“Poignant and Disturbing”
“Living the American Nightmare”
-Phil Hall, Film Threat
“What was so interesting about this film were the shots… The filmmaker did a fantastic job…”
-Kelly Bader, SBCC Film Reviews
-AWARDS-
*BEST DOCUMENTARY @ NEW ENGLAND UNDERGROUND
*BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT @ DIY FILM FESTIVAL
*BRONZE JURY PRIZE @ SEATTLE SOCIAL JUSTICE
*BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY @ LA ART HOUSE
*3rd PLACE AWARD from Jail Education Solutions @ CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL CHANGE
*NOMINATED FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY @MIAMI SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
*VIMEO STAFF PICK
*ZEALOUS.CO FEATURED
-UPCOMING SCREENINGS-
*SOUQ FILM FESTIVAL (2015) 11/21/2015 @ 16:30 - souqfilmfestival.net/
-PAST SCREENINGS and OFFICIAL SELECTIONS-
*CLEVELAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (2014) 3/20/14 @ 5pm and 3/21/14 @2:10pm
*DIY FILM FESTIVAL (2014)
*SANTA BARBARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (2014) 2/8/14 @ 10:20 AM and 2/9/14 @ 10:00 AM
*BARE BONES FILM FESTIVAL (2014) 4/3/14 - 4/13/14
*HUMBOLDT FILM FESTIVAL (2014) 4/17/14
*PRAXIS FILM FESTIVAL (2014) 1/31/14 - 2/1/14
*MEDIA FILM FESTIVAL (2014) 4/4/14 -4/5/14
*SPOKANE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (2014) 1/24/2014 @5:30pm
*LA SHORTS FEST (2013) September 5th @1pm
*CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL CHANGE
FILM FESTIVAL (2013) September 29th @1pm
*NEW ENGLAND UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL (2013) October 5th @12pm
*SEATTLE SOCIAL JUSTICE FILM FESTIVAL (2013) Saturday October 12th @1:30pm
*FLINT FILM FESTIVAL Saturday October 12th @ 12:15
*INDIE FEST USA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (2013) October 26th @ 6pm
*MIAMI SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (2013) Saturday, November 9th at 8:30PM with an additional screening on Wednesday 11/13.
*EUGENE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (2013) November 10th at 2pm
*BOLDERLIFE FILM FESTIVAL (2013) December 2nd-8th
*SEATTLE TRUE INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL 5/9/14 @ 6pm
*VISIONFEST 5/15/14 @ 9:30pm
Cast (Subjects):
Buddy McArdle
Daniel Anderson
George Sidwell
Robert Bennett
Director / Cinematographer:
Adam Michael Becker
Editor:
Jared Richard
Music Composers:
Aron Forbes
Chris Spilfogel
Producer:
Alex Becker
-SYNOPSIS-
Life in tent encampments, vehicles, motels, and storage units - REAL CHANGE focuses on four men who sell Real Change News, a street newspaper in Seattle. Follow ROBERT, GEORGE, DANIEL, and BUDDY as they navigate the less visible side of homelessness in America.
They are among the growing number of unemployed, disabled, aging, and discouraged workers who society has left behind. Robert is a disabled kidney dialysis patient who lives in his truck with his dog. George is a former carpenter who became homeless after suffering a stroke and losing his home. Buddy is a former blue-collar worker, who has worked his whole life but has never been able to shake his past. Daniel lives in a tent that is his own, but has not felt at home for many years.
Despite their struggles, they persevere. Each sells newspapers to get by.
View the complete film here:
vimeo.com/beckervisuals/realchange
Learn more about the film:
beckervisuals.com/portfolio/real-change/
Learn more about Real Change News:
realchangenews.org
Produced in collaboration with the Real Change Homeless Empowerment Project, Seattle Washington
