Mikal (12) is raised in the hotel room he shares with his parents, both of whom struggle with alcohol addiction. Mikal’s parents’ biggest wish is for Mikal to have a better childhood than they had. Mikal’s biggest wish is for his mum and dad to stop drinking. We were excited to create an impact strategy for the film, focusing on the impact of homelessness and housing insecurity on children and shifting the narrative from stigma and blame toward empathy and support for housing-insecure and unhoused children and youth. We were also proud to garner interest and support from organisations including the National Homelessness Law Center and SchoolHouse Connection on this project.
