No Room In Paradise

The film follows two homeless families for more than a year as they struggle from sidewalk tents to subsidized housing allowing them to tell their own stories of how and why they became homeless.

No room in paradise.

What has the response been. Filmmakers anthony aalto and mike hinchey of green island films followed justin phillips homeless outreach field manager for the institute of human services ihs as he visited homeless communities around oahu. No room in paradise is an intimate and raw look at the struggles hawaii s homeless face and the solutions needed to address the crisis. What emerges is the fact that the lack of a master plan for coordinating services for the homeless is both costly.

No room in paradise also presents numerous perspectives from government and city leaders including hawaii s governor and honolulu s mayor along with public health and housing professionals on how to deal with these issues. No room in paradise is an intimate and moving portrait of life on the streets of honolulu home to the worst homeless crisis in america. What does the effective intervention map. Reel truth history documentaries recommended for you 51 24.

Hawaii has the highest per capita homeless population in the nation and more than half of hawaii s homeless are unsheltered. No room in paradise takes an intimate look inside the lives of several homeless people including a one legged man who costs taxpayers thousands of dollars when he regularly calls for an. The film follows two families for more than a year as they struggle from sidewalk tents to subsidized housing allowing them to tell their own stories of how and why they became homeless. Last week i watched the 90 minute documentary no room in paradise 2016 on hawaii news now.

The stolen paradise hawaii documentary history documentary reel truth history duration. No room in paradise trailer from mike hinchey on vimeo. No room in paradise is an intimate and raw look at the struggles hawaii s homeless face and the solutions needed to address the crisis. Ihs shelters nearly 1500 people every year finds permanent housing for nearly 150 people every month helps a half dozen people every week find a job and serves more than 725 meals a day.

No room in paradise is an unblinking yet moving portrait of homeless life on the streets of honolulu.