WE’RE ALL THE SAME IN THE SHORT TERM

May 20, 2018

If you live in a large city, perhaps even one not so big, you most likely have a homeless population living amongst you. Even the label itself “homeless” is something that the majority of us unconsciously use to place a label on these individuals to see them as “others” and not as individuals at all. In truth, every single one of us is only steps away from being in the same situation. No person is immune to bad luck or tragedy which might place them in a dire and almost irreversible circumstance. Short Term is a film which hopes to lesson our disconnect with such people by presenting two different main characters of vast differences who find themselves faced with the same challenges. More than an exploration of obstacles, this film allows for the exploration of the humanity of its main characters, displaying them as people not defined by their circumstance but dealing with it while seeking a way out.