I saw this short film on the DVD entitled "Sixth Media That Matters Film Festival". It's a very interesting and very brief character study on Manuel Diaz--a recovering addict who's been on the streets for four years. However, instead of seeking handouts, he works his butt off collection bottles for recycling money as well as growing a garden on what appears to be a median strip in Los Angeles. Here he grows crops to feed himself and make the world a prettier place. Manuel speaks in Spanish and it's captioned in English. However, his singing isn't captioned and it's a shame. I understood some of his singing but would like to have had all of it captioned.
By the way, I pretty much assume that after the film was made, some local official saw this and decided to shut down Miguel's little farm. Hopefully it's not the case and I wish him the best since he seems to be trying very hard to make it.
By the way, I pretty much assume that after the film was made, some local official saw this and decided to shut down Miguel's little farm. Hopefully it's not the case and I wish him the best since he seems to be trying very hard to make it.
