A Place to Live

A Place to Live

Original title: A Place to Live
Production: NoCo Media Group; Bittersweet Productions
Country: United States
Director: Carolyn Coal
Cast: Robert Gant; Eric Garcetti; Mark Supper; Carrie Fisher, Art Aguirre, Karen Dickinson; Bill LaVallee; Don Norman
Year: 2008
Duration: 57
Genre: Social documentary
Color: Color
Original language: English
Languages available: English
Subtitles: English

Synopsis:

They fought for equal rights. Now their future is uncertain. For seven gay and lesbian seniors, this may be their only hope. A Place to Live follows the journey of seven LGBTQ seniors as they attempt to secure an apartment in Triangle Square, the nation's first affordable housing facility for LGBTQ seniors in Los Angeles. Since demand far exceeds the number of available units, a lottery system was established to determine who would get in. The story is both a touching portrait of LGBTQ seniors living on the fringe of society and the triumph of the opening of a historic building.

Awards:

Winner of the Award of Best Documentary, at the L.A. Outfest 2008

Winner of the Award of Best Documentary Feature, at the Long Beach QFilm Festival 2009