Kate lavora a Londra travestita da elfo natalizio. Non le sembra vero quando nella sua vita entra il bel Tom, un giovane in grado di vedere al di là delle apparenze. Mentre la città si appresta a vivere il periodo più bello dell'anno, i due impareranno ad ascoltare il loro cuore, ad avere fede e a credere nel sentimento che li legherà.

Natalie (Williams) è separata da tempo dal marito (McDonald ) e vive a Chicago. Suo figlio Doyle (Randall) è stato mandato a studiare in un esclusivo collegio ad Atlanta. Dato che il suo ex marito è in partenza , la donna incarica il suo nuovo compagno Dutch (O'Neill) di andare a prendere Doyle, per far trascorrere al ragazzo il Giorno del Ringraziamento in famiglia. Dutch è tanto gioviale e disponibile quanto il ragazzo si dimostra petulante e convinto di appartenere a una sorta di élite sociale.

L'isterica Peggy Gravel, avendo ucciso il marito, fugge con la domestica di colore Grizelda e raggiunge l'immaginaria città-stato di Mortville. Regina della stessa è Carlotta, una despota che terrorizza i sudditi e li costringe ad obbedire ai suoi assurdi proclami.

Hector has been living on the motorways for years. His once comfortable family life has been replaced by a never-ending tour of service stations that offer him shelter, anonymity, washing facilities and food. The story follows his journey south from Scotland on his annual pilgrimage to a temporary Christmas shelter in London where he finds comfort, friendship and warmth. Over the course of his Homeric journey, Hector decides to reconnect with his long estranged past. As his previous life catches up with him, the story of how he came to be leading a marginal life begins to emerge.

Poignant stories of homelessness on the West Coast of the US frame this cinematic portrait of a surging humanitarian crisis.

At the Covenant House, located on the outskirts of the French Quarter in New Orleans, Louisiana, the doors never close, and there is always room for one more. On any given day, a constant stream of young people carrying everything they own in plastic garbage bags fills the courtyard. The prospective residents are just teenagers, but have already been labeled drug addicts, schizophrenics, criminals and outcasts. As one staff member puts it, “the most damaged population of youth that exists in society today”. Filming over the course of a full year, brothers Brent and Craig Renaud tell the raw and emotional stories of the incredible kids who seek shelter at the Covenant House, and the staff struggling to work miracles everyday on their behalf.

A homeless woman named Florabelle becomes the unwitting guide to the streets for a New York social worker named Carrie who thinks she has lessons to offer the down-and-out clients she serves at the homeless shelter. Soon, however, Carrie realizes that she's the one who has much to learn.

Diane è una amica amorevole e una badante altrettanto gentile, in particolare con il figlio tossicodipendente. Mentre le persone intorno a lei cominciano pian piano a svanire, Diane è costretta a fare i conti con le scelte del passato e con ricordi a lungo dimenticati.

It is winter at an emergency shelter for the homeless in Lausanne. Every night at the door of this little-known basement facility the same entry ritual takes place, resulting in confrontations which can sometimes turn violent. Those on duty at the shelter have the difficult task of “triaging the poor”: the women and children first, then the men. Although the total capacity at the shelter is 100, only 50 “chosen ones” will be admitted inside and granted a warm meal and a bed. The others know it will be a long night.

Djibi and Ange, two teenagers living on the streets, arrive at the Archipel, an emergency shelter in the heart of Paris. This documentary is a look at the Archipel, a shelter offering an innovative way to welcome families living on the streets.

A young homeless man happens to draw a series of illustrations over dusty surfaces, gradually recovering from the pains of his past.

In her final piece at film school, Longinotto and her partner take us into the "Theatre Girls Club" in Soho, London–a hostel for elderly and destitute women and the only shelter in London that would take in any woman at any time. The filmmakers lived in the hostel for more than two months, establishing an extraordinary level of trust with their “cast” —from the home’s feisty cook to an elderly resident who was a terminal alcoholic. In what will later be recognized as a signature style, Longinotto films without judgement and finds the humor and humanity in situations and characters that might otherwise be seen as tragic. This stunning film debut earned awards at several European festivals and screened to acclaim in the US and Asia.

Legendary homeless activist Ted Hayes embarks on a journey to heal hearts and minds of Americans.

The recession of the 1980s split the country into the haves and have-nots, from family farmers to factory workers and homeless people forced to live in decrepit welfare hotels. On the verge of losing everything, courageous Americans discover the power of community organizing to fight injustice.

Sophie Hagan, a retired nurse, turned her home into a Transitions Shelter. The lives of a terminally ill woman, an alcoholic magician, a PTSD veteran, a young drug addict and a grieving mother are explored in the 'Cottonwood' residence.

Intimate true stories from St Kilda's Gatwick Private Hotel. Meet the incredible characters including sisters Rose and Yvette who dedicated their lives to caring for the forgotten.

This short documentary provides a new look at the Lauberivière organization as well as the individuals who benefit from and operate the services.

Tomasz Biernacki’s thought-provoking documentary about the homeless crisis in Seattle. Deftly interweaving in-depth stories of community members who are living the crisis on the streets with interviews of political leaders and community advocates, vivid images of the current state of affairs and a poignant examination of the roots of homelessness in the region, Biernacki paints a picture of a city struggling to come to grips with an unprecedented emergency, and finds a few glimmers of hope.

Moving Day tells the story of the people who were left outside – quite literally – during a global pandemic. With the rise of Covid-19, shelters closed, jobs were lost, and homelessness in "Victoria B.C." (unceded L'kwungen Territories), swelled. A community formed in the city’s biggest park and as they learn of an ambitious plan to house everyone by March 31, 2021, uncertainty in the park, and in their lives mounts.