Shelter
For the first time in close to a decade, chronic homelessness is on the rise in America. With affordable housing facing a crunch, it's harder than ever for young families to cope. Still, some find the support they need.
70 mins
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.
Eddy Moretti
Executive Producer
Craig Renaud
Producer
Jason Mojica
Executive Producer
Martina Veltroni
Executive Producer
Robbie Renfrow
Colorist
Andre Evans
Supervising Editor
Erik Schuiten
Recording Supervision
Sunny Sawhney
Online Editor
Craig Renaud
Director of Photography
Stephen Bailey
Editor
Craig Renaud
Editor
Amman Abbasi
Original Music Composer