Directed by Ian David Nsenga · Co-directed by Leonica Douglas
Homeless in America
Two young women arrive in America with a plan, and nowhere decent to sleep.
Synopsis
A summer of promise.
Nowhere to settle.
Sasha-Kaye Reynolds leaves Kingston for a summer internship in America. She has a plan: work hard, save for college, have the best summer ever. Then she and her new roommate, Tress, arrive, the arrangements for their stay fall apart, and all they have is a room neither of them wants. Far from home, they have to work out whom to trust.
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Cast
- Sasha
- Leonica Douglas
- Tress
- Sherilyn Allen
- Leo
- Jaime Callica
- Receptionist
- Victoria Verzosa
- Kay
- Shiren Van Cooten
- Leeroy
- Leonard Lewis
- Duncan
- Brandon Bagg
- Rebecca
- Julie Boersema
- Manager
- Jamie Campbell
- Sofiya
- Polina Stringini
- Anastasia
- Kristina Stringini
- Cathy
- Adonica Hawkins
Production team
- Producer
- Ian David Nsenga
- Executive producers
- Leonica Douglas, Triseeka Thompson Clarke, Ian David Nsenga
- Cinematography
- Kenneth Lau
- Editor
- Raynor Wiklund
- Music
- Zee DeSongwriter, Jerone Riley, John Scott
The filmmakers
Ian David Nsenga is a Canadian director, producer and writer based in British Columbia. Born in Nairobi with Rwandan roots, he draws on his experience of migration and life across cultures to tell stories about identity, relationships and the forces that shape people’s choices. He is the founder of Visionary Productions Ltd. and Visionary Vertical Productions Inc., and is committed to mentorship and expanding access for Black creators in the screen industry.
Leonica Douglas co-directed and wrote Homeless in America, and stars as Sasha.
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