Someone Lives Here (2022)

Directed by

Zack Russell

Genre

documentary

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 15m

Rating

7.7 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows a carpenter in Toronto who builds small shelters for homeless people during the COVID-19 pandemic. It shows his struggle against city bureaucracy as he tries to provide private housing for those in need.

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What happens

Someone Lives Here is a 2023 Canadian documentary film, directed by Zack Russell. The film profiles Khaleel Seivwright, a carpenter who has launched a project of building small private shelters for homeless people in Toronto during the COVID-19 pandemic, against the bureaucratic resistance of the city government. The film premiered at the 2023 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, where it was named the winner of the Rogers Audience Award. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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