Film Details

Crushing Wheelchairs, with an original screenplay written by houseless poet and povertyskola tiny gray-garcia, adapted from her award winning play of the same name focuses on the violence of homelessness, city and state sponsored sweeps, and poLice terror. The movie includes an all houseless/formerly houseless cast whose motto is: “We aren’t acting, we are living.” It was shot primarily in houseless communities (encampments) and on the streets in Oakland and San Francisco.

Top Cast: Tongo Eisen-Martin, Ayodele Nzinga, Luis Rodriguez, Devorah Major, Corrina Gould, Tony Gonzales, Reverend Harry Louis Williams, II, Harry Williams

Upcoming Free Screenings (1)

• Thursday, October 22, 2026 at 6:00 PMCommunity Family Life & Recreation Center at Lyon Park — Raleigh, NC
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