Someone Lives Here

Someone Lives Here is a 2023 Canadian documentary film, directed by Zack Russell.[1] The film profiles Khaleel Seivwright, a carpenter who has launched a project of building small private shelters for homeless people in Toronto during the COVID-19 pandemic, against the bureaucratic resistance of the city government.[2]

Someone Lives Here
Directed byZack Russell
Produced byAndrew Ferguson
Matt King
Zack Russell
StarringKhaleel Seivwright
CinematographyChet Tilokani
Edited byMarianna Khoury
Music byBram Gielen
Production
company
LaRue Entertainment
Release date
Running time
75 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The film premiered at the 2023 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, where it was named the winner of the Rogers Audience Award.[3]

Critical response

Rachel Ho of Exclaim! praised the film, writing that "Russell may not have had aspirations to become a documentarian, but he sure has a natural knack for it. The film comes in at a lean 75 minutes, the perfect amount of time to tell Seivwright's story and explore the various angles to the greater issue of homelessness in Toronto. It's a simple thing, but particularly for a first-time documentary filmmaker, Russell shows a lot of restraint in not adding unnecessary pomp, ensuring the maximum impact is felt."[4]

Awards

It was a nominee for the Allan King Award for Best Documentary Film at the 2023 Directors Guild of Canada awards,[5] and won the award for Best Canadian Documentary Film at the 2023 Vancouver International Film Festival.[6]

References
  1. Andrew Jeffrey, "Exclusive trailer: Canadian feature “Someone Lives Here” set for Hot Docs world premiere". RealScreen, March 28, 2023.
  2. Manuela Vega, "Tiny shelter carpenter Khaleel Seivwright at centre of Hot Docs’ ‘Someone Lives Here’". Toronto Star, April 28, 2023.
  3. "‘Someone Lives Here’ takes home top prize at Hot Docs film festival". Toronto Star, May 8, 2023.
  4. Rachel Ho, "Hot Docs: 'Someone Lives Here' Reveals Society's Broken Safety Nets, and Those Who Are Trying to Fix Them". Exclaim!, April 26, 2023.
  5. Taimur Sikander Mirza, "Women Talking leads film nominees for 2023 DGC Awards". Playback, September 20, 2023.
  6. V.S. Wells, "VIFF announces Canadian film award winners". The Georgia Straight, October 5, 2023.


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