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>>> IF
>>> IF YOU WANT YOUR CRAWFISH, WE'LL TELL YOU WHERE YOU CAN
GET IT BUT FIRST, EMILIO
ESTEVEZ IS TALKING ABOUT HIS
NEW MOVIE, WE INTERVIEWED HIM
IN DOWNTOWN HOUSTON.
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? >> YOU'RE NOT JUST AN ACTOR,
YOU'RE A PRODUCER AND DIRECTOR.
TO DO ALL OF THAT IS
INTERESTING.
INTERESTING. IT'S ONE THING TO JUST BE A
DIRECTOR.
DIRECTOR.
DIRECTOR. >> JUMPING IN.
>> YEAH, WHAT'S THAT LIKE TO
COMPLETELY DO FEFRG AND HAVE TO
WORK WITH EVERY ACTOR TO BRING
YOUR VISION TO FRUITION.
>> DEPENDS ON THE SCALE OF THE
PIECE.
PIECE.
PIECE. THIS IS MY 7TH FILM AS A
DIRECTOR.
DIRECTOR.
DIRECTOR. THE FOURTH ONE THAT I WRITTEN
AS WELL.
AS WELL.
AS WELL. YOU LEARN A LOT OF TRIAL AND
ERROR.
ERROR.
ERROR. I
ERROR. I DIDN'T GO TO FILM SCHOOL.
BEING ON SET I LEARNED REALLY
HOW TO BEHAVE ON SET AND
WATCHED EVERYBODY'S JOB.
SO I GOT A REAL EDUCATION JUST
BEING A KID GROWING UP ON FILM
SETS.
SETS.
SETS. SO
SETS. SO WHEN I FINALLY GOT TO MY OWN
WHERE I WAS A DIRECTOR, I WAS
23 AND ARROGANT AND I HAD THE
SCRIPT AND NO ONE WAS GOING TO
TELL ME WHAT TO DO AND IT WAS A
DISASTER BECAUSE OF THAT.
BECAUSE OF MY YOUTH.
AND BECAUSE I REALLY DIDN'T
KNOW WHAT THE I WAS DOING.
WITH THIS FILM, I'VE HAD 12
YEARS TO MARINATE IN THIS AND
THINK ABOUT IT AND WORK ON THE
SCRIPT.
SCRIPT.
SCRIPT. .
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. >> THERE'S NOT ENOUGH SHELTER
FER US PEOPLE ON THE STREET.
>> WHO IS BUS?
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? >> WE
? >> WE CAN ALL COME STAY AT YOUR
PLACE.
PLACE.
PLACE. >>
PLACE. >> THE LIBRARY HAS NOT BEEN
SANCTIONED AN OFFICIAL
EMERGENCY SHELTER YET.
BUT WE BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE
ARE YOU ON THIS?
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0. >> WE HAVE GONE THROUGH HUGE
CAST CHANGES.
CAST CHANGES. THERE WAS A MOMENT, I'M TALKING
ABOUT 2008, YOU KNOW OUR CAST.
ALEC BALDWIN AND JEFFREY WRIGHT
AND MICHAEL KAY AND CHRISTIAN
SLATER.
SLATER.
SLATER. THIS AMAZING CAST BUT 12 YEARS
AGO WHEN WE WERE FIRST LOOKING
AT ZOE SALDANA.
>> I WAS AVAILABLE.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REALIZE.
>> I DON'T THINK YOU WERE IN
LA.
LA.
LA. OKAY,
LA. OKAY, SEE.
OKAY, SEE. IT'S ON YOU.
>> IT'S ON ME.
>> SO THE CAST IS REALLY
CHANGING AND MORPHED AS THE
FUNDS FINALLY CAME TOGETHER TO
MAKE THE FILM.
>> THERE'S A LOT ABOUT GETTING
THE FILM TO THE SCREEN THAT A
LOT OF US DON'T UNDERSTAND AND
KNOW.
KNOW.
KNOW. >>
KNOW. >> THEN THERE'S THE MARKETING
OF IT.
OF IT.
OF IT. >>
OF IT. >> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU
HAVE DONE BEFORE IS BRING THESE
GRITTY REAL LIFE SITUATIONS FOR
EXAMPLE, THE WAR AT HOME WHERE
YOU TALKED ABOUT PTSD.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IT TODAY
BUT BACK AT THAT TIME WE DIDN'T
CARE A LOT ABOUT THAT.
WE KNEW IT EXISTED BUT WEREN'T
TALKING ABOUT IT.
>> I SHOT THAT IN AUSTIN IN
1995.
1995.
1995. AND
1995. AND GOT TO SPEND SOME TIME WITH
SOME VETERANS DOCTORS IN WACO
WHERE THEY HAVE A FACILITY THAT
DEALS AND ADMINISTERS TO
VETERAN SUFFERING FROM PTSD.
THAT WAS TERRIFIC TO HAVE THAT
ACCESS.
ACCESS.
ACCESS. >> YOU HAD THE VIETNAM VETS
DEALING WITH IT AND BRINGING
ONLINE THE FOLKS FROM THE IRAQ
WAR.
WAR.
WAR. >>
WAR. >> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> THEN MOVE FORWARD TO TODAY,
THE PUBLIC.
THE PUBLIC. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A HOMELESS
POPULATION WHICH A LOT OF THEM
ARE VETERANS AND A CROSS
SECTION OF SOCIETY.
WHAT ATTRACTED YOU TO THIS
PARTICULAR SUBJECT?
PARTICULAR SUBJECT? >> SO WHILE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
PAST FILMS, I DID A FILM IN
2006 CALLED "BOBBY" WHICH WAS
ABOUT THE NIGHT BOBBY KENNEDY
WAS SHOT.
WAS SHOT.
WAS SHOT. THE BULK OF THE RESEARCH I DID
FOR THE FILM WAS IN THE
DOWNTOWN BRANCH IN LOS ANGELES
LIBRARY.
LIBRARY.
LIBRARY. IN 2007 THERE WAS AN ARTICLE IN
THE LA TIMES CALLED "WRITTEN
OFF" AND IT WAS LATER POSTED
ONLINE CALLED "WHAT THEY DIDN'T
TEACH US IN LIBRARY SCHOOL" AND
IT'S WRITTEN BY CHIP WARD, A
SALT LAKE CITY LIBRARIAN.
THE PIECE TALKED ABOUT HOW THEY
HAVE BECOME HOMELESS SHELTERS
AND LIBRARIES ARE SOCIAL
WORKERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS.
I READ THIS PIECE, I WAS SO
MOVED BY IT.
I REMEMBERED MY TIME AT THE LA
PUBLIC LIBRARY AND HE'S NOT
WRONG ABOUT THIS.
THIS IS EVERYWHERE.
WHEN BACK TO THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
IN LA STARTED DOING RESEARCH
AND I FELL IN LOVE WITH THIS
IDEA OF WHAT WOULD IT LOOK LIKE
IF THE PATRONS ON A
PARTICULARLY CHILLY NIGHT
DECIDED NOT TO LEAVE AND THEY
WERE THAT HOMELESS SHELTER AND
THEY MADE THE DECISIO TO STAY.
>> THE HOMELESS MAN FOUND DEAD
OUTSIDE THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
>> I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY LET US
STAY HERE.
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RESOLVING THE SITUATION OFTEN
TIMES ARE THE PEOPLE DEALING
WITH THE SITUATION.
I SPENT SEVERAL WEEKS OUT ON
THE STREETS WITH THE HOMELESS
AS A REPORTER YEARS AGO AND IT
STRUCK ME THAT THESE PEOPLE
AREN'T STUPID.
AREN'T STUPID. THEY'RE BRILLIANT.
THEY'RE BRILLIANT. IT'S JUST THEY HAD SOMETHING
HAPPEN TO THEM THAT COULD
HAPPEN TO ANY OF US.
WHAT YOU BRING FORCE IS THE
MOST POWERFUL PEOPLE IN THE
MOMENT ARE THE HOMELESS PEOPLE.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
WE TALK ABOUT THE MESSAGES OFL
FILM AND IT'S ALSO AN
ENTERTAINING MOVIE.
ENTERTAINING MOVIE. PEOPLE ARE LAUGHING SO WHAT I
THINK WE HAVE DONE IS I DIDN'T
MAKE A KALE SALAD WITH A LITTLE
BROCCOLI THROWN IN.
I MADE A GLUTEN FREE CHEESECAKE
WITH SOME MEAT AND TEETH IN IT.
THERE'S A LOT OF HUMOR IN THIS
FILM.
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0 WHEN
0 WHEN YOU LOOK AT A MOVIE AND IT'S ABOUT THE HIGH BRAR AND
HOMELESSNESS AND PEOPLE WITH
MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, MAYBE YOU
DON'T WANT TO SEE THAT.
YOU CAN SEE THAT ON THE NEWS.
BUT THIS IS DIFFERENT.
>> WHAT YOU SHOW Z S A CROSS
SECTION OF LIFE SO IT'S ALL OF
LIFE.
LIFE.
LIFE. THE
LIFE. THE HUMOR AND THE SADNESS AND
THE TENSE MOMENTS IN THERE AS
WELL.
WELL.
WELL. >>
WELL. >> THAT'S RIGHT.
SO YOU HAVE AN IDEA IN YOUR
HEAD, IT'S ALL ON FILM NOW AND
YOU SIT DOWN AND WATCH IT.
>> I NEVER SIT DOWN BY THE WAY.
I STAND IN THE BACK OF THE
THEATER AND I SWEAT.
AND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TOUR
IT'S 25 CITIES.
WE HAVE SCREENED THE MOVIE
MAYBE 15-20 TIMES AT THE
TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL.
>> HOW IMPORTANT IS IT TO
SCREEN IT IN FRONT OF PEOPLE
WHO ARE THE SUBJECT MATTER.
>> THEY REACTED FAVORABLY.
THE LIBRARIANS ARE DIGGING IT
TOO.
TOO.
TOO. >>
TOO. >> WHAT DO YOU WANT PEOPLE TO
GET FROM THIS MOVIE WHEN THEY
WALK AWAY?
WALK AWAY? >> DONATE TO YOUR LIBRARIES,
FIRST OF ALL.
THEY ARE WOEFULLY UNDERFUNDED
WE THINK THE BIG ENORMOUS
BUILDINGS.
BUILDINGS. NO, IT GOES TO FIRE, LAW
ENFORCEMENT, PARKS AND
RECOMMEND REC.
RECOMMEND REC. WHEN YOU MAKE YOUR DONATIONS
DONATE TO LIBRARIES.
AS FAR AS PEOPLE OPT STREET
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, SAY
HELLO.
HELLO.
HELLO. LOOK THEM IN THE FACE.
ACKNOWLEDGE THEM.
ACKNOWLEDGE THEM. SOMETIMES THAT'S ALL IT TAKES.
LEAVE YOUR BIAS AT THE DOOR.
ABOUT HOW THAT PERSON ARRIVED
AT THAT SITUATION IN THEIR
LIFE.
LIFE.
LIFE. I
LIFE. I THINK IF WE CHANGE OUR
ATTITUDE TO HOW WE VIEW PEOPLE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, WE
WILL CHANGE HOW WE ULTIMATELY
TREAT THEM.
TREAT THEM. >> IT COSTS MORE FOR US TO WALK
BY AND IGNORE THEM THAN IT DOES
FOR US TO STOP.
>> YOU KNOW THE COST.
FOR EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE AND
SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T HAVE A ROOF
OVER THEIR HEAD, THE NATIONAL
AVERAGE IS $45,000.
IN LOS ANGELES, IT'S $68,000.
PUT A ROOF OVER THAT
INDIVIDUAL'S HEAD IT GOES DOWN
TO 15.
TO 15.
TO 15. AND WE ALL PAY THAT REGARDLESS.
>> TO YOUR POINT WHICH I LOVE,
A HOMELESS MAN SAID DON'T ACT
LIKE YOU DON'T SEE ME.
DON'T IGNORE ME BECAUSE YOUR
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF ME IS WHAT
GIVES ME THE STRENGTH TO GO ON
ANOTHER DAY AND FIND A SOLUTION
TO MY PROBLEM.
>> WELL SAID.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I WISH I COULD FIND MY TIGER
BEAT MAGAZINE.
BEAT MAGAZINE. IT WAS HOT, LOOKED GOOD.
>> THANK YOU.
>>> HE WAS THE NICEST MAN.
YESTERDAY I GAVE MONEY TO A
HOMELESS GUY AND HERE'S THE
REASON WHY.
REASON WHY. HE WAS HOLDING UP A POSTER
BOARD AND IT SAID HI, MY NAME
IS BEN.
IS BEN.
IS BEN. TWO STRANGERS CAME CLOSER
TOGETHER AND HE TOUCHED MY DAY.
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