The trailer to “Land of Liberty” is now on our web site and also on our Facebook page. This film has been a real struggle but we are going to finish it. It’s been hard shooting until we run out of money, then somehow, shooting some more. It’s been hard to watch all the suffering; it’s been hard to hear the comments of people that say: “that’s what they want” or “they deserve it.”

I have made many friends in the ranks of the homeless. I have made many enemies from representatives of the government and police departments. The fact is I have to tell the truth. That’s what you do when you make a documentary. The least, the lost, and the forgotten are truly all alone. They just don’t qualify for help.

This film will be finished on September 15, 2010. That date is the two-year anniversary of our first shoot date. Two years is a long time, but living and working with the homeless it seems like a lifetime.

There is still much to do. We have the edit in front of us. Many people have suffered on this film. Some of the homeless have been murdered, and we lost our composer Alan Mason. But we will stay the course – we will finish it. Then this film will live on past all of us – hopefully making a difference. Keep the Faith.

5.17.10
DJ McCoy