{"id":20550,"date":"2015-09-23T05:00:22","date_gmt":"2015-09-23T10:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/?p=20550"},"modified":"2023-05-10T16:06:31","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T21:06:31","slug":"uwm-alum-gets-people-talking-with-documentary-on-homelessness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/uwm-alum-gets-people-talking-with-documentary-on-homelessness\/","title":{"rendered":"UWM alum gets people talking with documentary on homelessness"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_20554\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20554\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2015\/09\/Homelessness-j-q85nsq.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-20554\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2015\/09\/Homelessness-j-q85nsq-600x522.jpg\" alt=\"UWM alum Jessica Farrell and her film crew follow police officers and social workers as the officers contact and try to help those who are homeless. Farrell's documentary debuts Tuesday at the Milwaukee Film Festival.\" width=\"600\" height=\"522\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20554\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UWM alum Jessica Farrell and her film crew follow police officers and social workers as the officers contact and try to help those who are homeless. Farrell&#8217;s documentary debuts Tuesday at the Milwaukee Film Festival.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s three things that make a person homeless \u2013 alcohol and drug abuse, mental issues and \u2018shit happens.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Harold Sloan, one of seven Milwaukee homeless men profiled in <a href=\"http:\/\/mkefilm.org\/30-seconds-away\/\">30 Seconds Away: Breaking the Cycle<\/a>, uses those words to sum up the lives of those who sleep on park benches, under bridges and along our riverbanks. Sloan is one of the many people interviewed for the feature documentary, which makes its debut at the <a href=\"http:\/\/mkefilm.org\">Milwaukee Film Festival<\/a> at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 29, at the Oriental Theatre.<\/p>\n<p>Director Faith Kohler and producer and UWM alumna, Jessica Farrell, tell the story from many viewpoints. In addition to the seven homeless men who are profiled, they interviewed a judge, local attorneys, officers on the Milwaukee Police Department\u2019s Homeless Outreach Team and advocates who work with the homeless. Nationally and locally, the film\u2019s trailer and early fundraising efforts have already captured the attention of policymakers and advocates for the homeless.<\/p>\n<p><strong> \u2018Underground\u2019 project gets noticed<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After years of \u201cworking underground\u201d on the project, the filmmakers and their documentary came to the attention of local leaders last June, during a symposium on homelessness and panhandling. Mayor Tom Barrett and County Executive Chris Abele were present as the film\u2019s trailer premiered at the symposium. At that event, Barrett and Abele announced the \u201cHousing First Initiative\u201d to end chronic homelessness in Milwaukee within three years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat was a step in the right direction,\u201d Farrell said. \u201cTo have the community talking is making us hopeful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When the trailer was posted online after the panel discussion, the filmmakers got calls from homeless advocates and policymakers as far away as Florida, Texas and California.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe documentary has been successful in getting discussions going, and not just in Milwaukee,\u201d Farrell said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Beneath layers of homelessness<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The documentary looks at the complex issues surrounding homelessness \u2013 with men who are constantly cycling between the streets and jail cells. If people are not ignoring the homeless, they are afraid of them, or simply do not know how to help, Farrell explained. \u201cThey see a guy sleeping on a park bench and they call the police.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Citations are a common outcome when a homeless individual is addressed by the police \u2013 a practice that happens in cities and communities throughout the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re coming to realize that ticketing them isn\u2019t helping,\u201d Farrell said. \u201cIt\u2019s just perpetuating the system. Our justice system is not there to aid them. It deals with the aftermath. It treats behaviors, but doesn\u2019t address prevention.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Many of the homeless suffer from mental illness and substance abuse, and are often difficult to reach and to help, according to Farrell. They can\u2019t be forced to seek treatment or take prescribed medication. The homeless population is often hidden and distrustful of police and society, Farrell said. \u201cIt\u2019s not an easy film, there\u2019s not an easy way out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Documenting survival on the streets<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 2009, Farrell was a UWM film major who met Faith Kohler through UWM film professor Dick Blau (now emeritus). Farrell described Kohler, a Marquette Law School grad, former federal agent and advocate for the homeless, as \u201creally the heart of this [project].\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kohler wanted to share the story of Milwaukee\u2019s homeless, and was doing short interviews with her smart phone, but decided she needed a filmmaker to help tell the larger story.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Farrell and another film student, Alex Block, now a UWM alum, were already exploring the city and filming within abandoned buildings that filled its urban landscape. (Block is one of the directors of cinematography for the documentary.) As they filmed, they got to know the people who lived in these abandoned spaces, often bringing sandwiches, mittens and scarves to their new friends, whom Farrell called the \u201chomeless gentlemen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Farrell and Kohler starting producing \u201c30 Seconds Away\u201d in 2009, working around classes, full-time jobs and other interests. Farrell graduated from the Peck School of the Arts in 2012, earning a BFA in film and photography. She and Kohler found help from many colleagues in Milwaukee\u2019s tight-knit film community, ranging from cinematography and editing to work spaces and test screenings. Now that the film\u2019s premiere is getting closer, they are reaching out to more community partners such as the Guest House, food pantries, local churches and professors at Marquette and UWM.<\/p>\n<p>They see Milwaukee moving in a positive direction. \u201cUnlike other cities that are turning to more punitive measures, our city is trying to address this in a more positive manner,\u201d Farrell said. \u201cAs a community, we can stop turning the other way and come together to make change.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UWM alumna Jessica Farrell will see her documentary on homelessness, \u201c30 Seconds Away: Breaking the Cycle,\u201d debut Tuesday, Sept. 29, at the Milwaukee Film Festival. Her goal is to draw widespread attention to a tough problem. \u201cIt\u2019s not an easy film, there\u2019s not an easy way out,&#8221; she says. 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