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Voices from Youth in Foster Care

A film written and acted by foster care youth, ripped from the stories of their lives. Five youths' worlds interweave as they deal with loss, heartbreak, and coming of age in this tale about transience and perseverance.

Addie struggles to graduate from high school, while her best friend Marie loses her grandmother. Megan copes with being taken from her abusive family and faces the harsh reality of living in a residential treatment center. Eva works to be mother to her sister while their father falls deeper into a crack addiction. Finally, there's Austin, who's living on the street with his brother, barely able to feed himself. All of them must struggle to survive or else fall victim to a broken system.