Beyond the Bridge: A Solution to Homelessness

ABOUT THE FILM

The team at A Bigger Vision Films noticed that most documentaries on homelessness offer few solutions, so they set out to create BEYOND THE BRIDGE, an ambitious documentary film about solutions to homelessness. The film crew drove over 40,000 miles to visit 12 cities and dozens of service providers, those with lived experience and policy makers to answer this question: How can this country solve homelessness in a comprehensive way?

The answer: Working with deep coordination — a single homelessness response systems plan based on the principles of Housing First with community buy-in from law enforcement, judicial systems, business communities, service providers, volunteers, and leadership from the mayor and county executive, all working from the same page.

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ABOUT THE EVENT

A Bigger Vision Films is very excited for you to join for a Special Preview Impact Screening of Beyond the Bridge: A Solution to Homelessness, taking place on Thursday, August 1st, at Marquette University's Varsity Theatre. This event is presented with the support of a local steering committee: Marquette University, Milwaukee County, Milwaukee Downtown, and 3rd Street Market Hall.

This film was made to spark community-wide conversations about how to solve homelessness in municipalities nationwide. Milwaukee is one of the communities featured in the film that is quickly gaining a national audience. Several Milwaukee citizens are speaking in the film, so we encourage you to come and take part in a “town hall” celebration and discussion on what needs to happen next to further Milwaukee’s progress on addressing homelessness. Please invite others to this free screening, panel, and Q&A, so that we can all be a part of answering the question: How can Milwaukee further eliminate homelessness in a comprehensive way?

Ahead of the screening, arrive early, at 5pm, for a special Meet & Greet and reception with the Beyond the Bridge filmmaking team from .

ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN

Throughout 2024 and 2025, the Beyond the Bridge team will travel nationwide on a 30-city screening tour, with the goal of changing the national discourse on solutions to homelessness. Each screening event will include post-screening panels and Q&As, calls- to-action and follow-up activities for audience members, and the opportunity for community members to discuss, together, how they can begin addressing homelessness in their local communities. Ultimately, our goals with the campaign are to:

1. Change the narrative about people experiencing homelessness and solutions to the housing crisis
2. Inspire communities to develop a unified approach based on Housing First throughout their homelessness and supported housing service system
3. Build unity among homelessness advocates
4. Expand public involvement on the issue of homelessness

More info on the film: https://asolutiontohomelessness.com/

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Marquette University Varsity Theatre, 1326 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, United States