

It wasn't supposed to happen
It wasn't supposed to happen. Well... it was... just not the way it did... not to Wally. See our story starts way back on October 4 when I submitted The Eviction to the Southern States Indie FanFilmFest. It seemed a perfect match. Why? Let me explain what this festival is all about. The Southern States Indie FanFilmFest is a Film Festival designed specifically to focus on Indie filmmakers. Although they accept pictures from around the world, an emphasis is placed on wo


The week in review: 1/9-1/16
So... it was an eventful week. On Thursday I finally was able to go and visit The Cottages at Hickory Crossing. This is located at CitySquare off S. Malcolm X Blvd. . It is a group of about 50 single unit dwellings that provide sustainable housing for the homeless. A radical concept no doubt. This solution is presented and explained in The Eviction but I wasn't able to find out if they were open until now. Now they are complete. They have about eighteen units filled


The week in review: 1/2-1/8
So there I am. In the background. On the right. It was Saturday, Jan 7. When we started it was hovering above freezing, but when the sun went down the temperature dropped. A group of citizens, frustrated by the lack of government action, took to the streets to provide the basics of shelter with tents, blankets, and food to their brothers and sisters who shivered in the cold. All of which was illegal. But tell that to one who is desperate for the basics of survival. The re


The Eviction
Well, it finally happened. Yesterday morning, they closed the last two phases of Tent City. Dallas was able to evict its largest homeless project. For the sake of control, it had all been done incramentally. One phase at a time. For the most part, it went without too much hassle. Well, if you are willing to overlook a stabbing, it went without too many difficulties. Dislocation is a messy business. Maybe, out of the fact that the numbers of homeless actually did reach