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Community First! Village is designed to lift the chronically homeless off the streets of the Austin, TX, offering them a place to call home, helping them to heal from the ravages of life on the streets, and allowing them to rediscover a purpose in their lives. This documentary explores the events that cause homelessness and the heartwarming stories of being welcomed into a nurturing environment where dignity and self-worth are restored.
Direction
Blaylock lets residents tell their own stories with zero poverty porn.
Production
Intimate access that took years of trust-building to achieve.
Director
Layton Blaylock
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes