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A Place to Live

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Film Description

The explosive growth in our nation's aging population coupled with the recent housing market crash has set the stage for a major crisis. No one has addressed how this issue is impacting gay and lesbian seniors, individuals who have long been denied fundamental human rights and often struggle to make ends meet. No one has sought to give these individuals a voice, until now.

A Place to Live is a historic documentary that will chronicle the journey of seven brave individuals as they attempt to secure a home in Triangle Square, Hollywood, the nation's first affordable housing facility for LGBT seniors.

For the seniors featured in the documentary, their future is anything but certain. Although each senior applied for an apartment in Triangle Square, they are not guaranteed a unit. Since demand far exceeds the number of available apartments, a lottery system was set up to determine who would be selected. A Place to Live is an exploration of the applicants' personal stories and the journey that brought them to the lottery. If they are chosen, the building is a dream come true - a beautiful, safe place to grow old, in the company of their peers. If not, many seniors will be forced to remain on the fringe of our community hoping for another lifeline to appear.