Chapter Two of Home. The Homelessness Crisis in North Dakota is an official selection of the Venice Shorts film festival.

Venice Shorts is a monthly competition and an annual festival dedicated to short films of all genres from the U.S. and international filmmakers

Chapter Two of Home: The Homelessness Crisis in North Dakota explores North Dakota’s “bootstrap” mentality, deadly winter weather systems, and the impact of the oil boom in the western half of the state.

The episode features the lived experience of Troy Pryor, and features homeless advocates from around the state, including Pastor Barb Becker, Glory of the Lord Ministries, Watford City; Kate Brovold, Austin’s Mission, Bismarck; Jenna Gullo, Missouri Slope Areawide United Way, Bismarck; Louis McLeod, Minot Area Homeless Coalition, Minot; and Sue Shriek, Northlands Rescue Mission, Grand Forks.

Home: The Homelessness Crisis in North Dakota is presented by the Fargo-Moorhead Coalition to End Homelessness, and made possible by The Consensus Council, Bell Bank, Fargo Housing & Redevelopment Authority, Family Health Care, and the North Dakota Human Rights Coalition.