East of Hope Street (1999)

Directed by

Nate Thomas

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 28m

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In Los Angeles a counselor works with pregnant teens in a group home. The story is based on the director's own experience.

grittyemotionalstarkfact-basedurbanearnestintimateserious

What happens

East of Hope Street is a 1998 award-winning film drama directed and produced by Nate Thomas. It was executive produced by Tim Russ (best known for his role as Lieutenant Commander Tuvok on the Star Trek: Voyager television series) who also stars in the film. East of Hope Street had a limited release in theaters beginning on November 5, 1999 by The Cinema Guild. It had a home video street date on September 21, 2004. The gritty, urban, fact-based story is loosely based on director Nate Thomas's 10 years of experience working as a counselor in a group home for pregnant teens in Los Angeles. Russ plays a role autobiographical of Thomas. The film has been called "timely and provocative" by the Los Angeles Daily News, "an emotional and powerful film" by KCOP-TV, "stark and unflinching" by Backstage, and "a testament to the human spirit" by The Austin Chronicle. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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