THE GIVING U.S.A. Independent Cinema - Fiction

In present-day Los Ange,les, a bank executive decides to take ? drastic measures to help the homeless, though its contrary to his personality. As he steps from his BMW into L.A.’s Skid Row, he confronts a remarkable community of homeless people and their enigmatic leader. Can he help? Is he merely seeking personal absolution? A surreal urban landscape created through some highly stylized cinematography forms the background for powerful performances from a cast which includes several homeless people The Giving offers no easy answers to the complex issues it examines, but leaves a residue of thoughtful questions and powerful images in its wake. -Nancy Oppenheim