HOMELESS '99 is a 35mm short that exposes a day in the life of a destitute man. Michael Baines, as he panhandles change in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood. The soundtrack features colorful philosophies of the homelessness condition, taken from interviews with a variety of Chicagoans.

The film was produced with a 1999 Independent Vision Grant from Independent Feature Project Midwest. The grant coincided with the Chicago exhibition of Dockers Classically Independent Film Festival.

The director of photography for HOMELESS '99 is Greg Gricus. Music by Tom Radtke and Chip Ratliff. Posted with Katy Maguire and Chris Elliott at Optimus Inc. Sound design by Nick Ferreri.

4:00 * 35mm * Stereo * 1999

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