Out of Competition

LIFE IN A BASKET



Country of production: USA
Year: 2003
Language: English
Mins: 33

Director: David Hogan
Cinematography: Jeffrey Norvet
Music: Arrested Development
Editing: Augie Hess
Production company: Life in a Basket Production
Source: Sheri Sussman
4715 Orion Ave. #205
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
USA
Phone: +1 818 990 9596
Fax: +1 818 990 9596
saythings@aol.com

You do not have a house. You do not have an apartment. You have a basket - a shopping cart. What do you put in there?

Snappy and engaging, LIFE IN A BASKET brings some of Los Angeles' homeless out of their social cocoons to tell stories about what they keep with them, and why. From the useful to the sentimental and everywhere in between, these are objects whose necessary importance is compounded by their presence within such a constrained situation. To someone else, maybe the cart would be a stack of garbage - but here, it is a chest of essential treasures.

The filmmakers interview an eclectic group of homeless people against a stark white background, helping them stand out as singular individuals rather than the invisible homeless unseen by passers-by.

David Hogan has directed over 400 music videos, including for Sting, Marc Anthony, Sheryl Crow, Melissa Etheridge, Dave Matthews, and Rod Stewart.

filmography as director
LIFE IN A BASKET (2003)
BARB WIRE (1996)

Saturday 03-Apr-2004 9:00 PM Facets Cinematheque
Tuesday 06-Apr-2004 7:00 PM Beverly Arts Center
Screening with JOURNEYS