From Vice Documentary Films, executive producer Michael K. Williams (The Wire) and the Peabody award-winning Renaud Brothers, SHELTER tells the raw and emotional stories of our brave young people as they seek help and hope at Covenant House.
The film has been screened at several major festivals (Rome, Big Sky, San Francisco) and won a special jury prize and an audience award for best documentary at the New Orleans Film Festival.
Scroll down for “where are they now” updates on our youth that were featured.
All it takes is you, a safe place to sleep outside, and your commitment to helping youth off the streets and into a positive environment.
“SHELTER gives a raw, unfiltered view into the lives of those who call Covenant House New Orleans home. As editor Peter Finney Jr. writes, the scenes too often, ‘manifested the cultural malfeasance that should shame the mighty but too often instead shames the victim.'”
“Peabody Award-winning documentary filmmaker Brent Renaud joined Salon to break down his latest film, ‘Shelter,’ a new feature-length documentary (airing on Vice) that takes on the devastating realities of homeless youth in New Orleans”
“If a child leaves, we take them back. If they leave again, we take them back. Because if not us, who? And if not now, when?”
“Tears stream down Elizabeth’s face as she tells the camera how tough it is to pull herself out of homelessness. She draws on a piece of notebook paper and takes stock of her surroundings: A dorm room in Covenant House…”
“Award-winning filmmakers Craig and Brent Renaud want their new VICE documentary to give visibility to a population which is too often ignored.”
“In VICE’s new documentary, we journey to New Orleans to speak with the staff and residents of Covenant House, America’s largest non-profit shelter, to issue an urgent call to action to address the plight of homeless youth.”
“With affordable housing facing a crunch, it’s harder than ever for young families to cope. Still, some find the support they need.”
“As youth homelessness continues to rise, former residents of Covenant House shelters tell us it’s more important than ever to support organizations helping get kids off the streets.”
“Here are the most effective organizations fighting to end teen homelessness worldwide.”
“Want to make the world a better place? Here are a few immediate ways to help the most vulnerable among us.”
“Casa Alianza tries to shelter and protect the helpless in a place that seems designed, at almost every social level, to obstruct them.”
“Vice Documentary Films has released a trailer for the New Orleans-shot “Shelter,” which follows the paths of several homeless youth seeking services from Covenant House on Rampart Street, just above the French Quarter.”
