Like Heaven Without God

Like Heaven Without God is a documentary on a group of RVers, who struggle to survive on the margins of the city of  Berkeley.  A public program has allowed them to reside in an empty parking lot, but it will come to an end soon forcing them to return to the uncertain and unsafe life on the streets.

The title alludes to a line from one of the RVers that reflects the paradox of the residents’ lives. They have relative freedom because they own mobile homes, but are at the same time immobile due to mental health, economic problems, and drug abuse. 

Throughout the pandemic, these problems have been even more common, especially as older people have become isolated and aged into homelessness. This movie is about immobility, injustice, and human suffering, but also the immense desire for a life change. And it is an attempt to give dignity to the nomadic people through a patient gaze that depicts their broken lives.

Directed by: Luca Capponi

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