Ocean State Libraries

"When a brutal blast of cold hits Cincinnati, the public library transforms from a safe haven for the homeless into a potential war zone. Those who have no place of retreat to evade the cold stage a sit-in in the library where they are tended by members of the library's staff. Soon the police arrive and a stand-off threatens to bring tragedy to the homeless individuals and those who care about their well-being. An eye-opening exploration of the basic...

A deejay who finds himself penniless is plucked from disaster by a homeless history professor, who lives in a fantasy world full of castles, Red Knights and damsels in distress. Together they begin a modern quest for redemption and the Holy Grail.

The story takes place on Christmas Eve in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Middle-aged has-been Gin, aging transvestite Hana, and teenage runaway Miyuki are homeless friends who have formed a makeshift family structure bond. That bond is tested when they find an abandoned baby while searching for food in a trash dumpster. They try to care for the infant themselves, and travel throughout the city in search of the baby's parents.

Jerri Blank is a forty-seven year old ex-con, junky whore who decides to return home and finish high school after 32 years on the streets.

Office worker Stanley falls in love with Diana, a new worker in his company. He wants to date her, but does not have the courage to ask. A year passes before he has the courage to ask her out on a date and surprisingly, she agrees. So Stan is going to take her out to dinner, but while driving, he hits homeless man Phil. Phil seems injured, and cannot be left alone, so Stan and Diana take him to the hospital. And in the meanwhile Stan's co-workers...

A year in the life of a group of friends who love, fight, and laugh together as they face important social issues such as AIDS, homosexuality, drug abuse, and homelessness.

A homeless artist who is losing her sight finds herself drawn into a passionate relationship with a troubled street performer. Despite all obstacles, they find love and shelter on the famed Pont-Neuf bridge in Paris. But in time, their unlikely love will be tested as the artist's secret past catches up with her.

Homeless and misunderstood, Juliard-trained piano genius, Romulus, finds a frozen corpse outside his Manhattan cave. Romulus risks his remaining sanity to prove who committed the murder for the sake of justice.

On the streets of Hollywood, a retired NFL player is saved from scandal by a homeless veteran suffering from PTSD. With their glory days behind them, the two men bond in search of true purpose and identity. Inspired by true events, it dramatizes the formation of Merging Vets & Players, and the film features veterans and former professional athletes both in front of and behind the camers. - Midwest Tapes.

Monty, a Harvard student, drops the only copy of his 100-page thesis into the hands of Simon, a homeless man who lives under the college library. Insulted by the way in which Monty dismisses him, he offers to return one page of the thesis for each good turn from Monty, who in desperation, brings Simon home with him.