“Art from the Streets” wins 2009 Lights. Camera. Help. film festival
Posted by Marc | 4-08-2009 22:40 | Category: Awards, Homelessness
The documentary film “Art from the Streets,” which chronicles a year in the lives of artists involved in Austin’s Art (USA) from the Streets program, was awarded the judges prize at the inaugural Lights. Camera. Help. film festival.
The film, directed by Austin’s Layton Blaylock, was selected from a group of 20 finalists submitted from around the country. The winner was announced at the wrap party, Sunday, Aug. 2, after two days of screenings.
The film follows the lives of five homeless people, chronicling how they benefit from the Art from the Streets program. The all-volunteer program was established in 1991 to provide a safe and nurturing environment for homeless people to produce art. Biweekly art classes culminate in an annual 2-day show to help the artists sell their work.
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