Directed by
| Michèle Ohayon | ... | (as Michele Ohayon) |
Cast (in credits order)
| Jodie Foster | ... | Self - Narrator (voice) | |
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Lou Hall | ... | Self (as Lou) |
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Reena Sands | ... | Self (Ronella) (as Reena [Ronella]) |
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Josephine | ... | Self |
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Marie | ... | Self |
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Terry | ... | Self |
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Alice | ... | Self |
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Marjorie Bard | ... | Self - Author, "Shadow Women" (as Dr. Marjorie Bard) |
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Jeanette Goldberg | ... | Self (as Jeanette) |
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Steve Renehan | ... | Self - City of Los Angeles Housing Authority |
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Gordon Tuthill | ... | Self - Apartment Building Owner |
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Wayne Doss | ... | Self - Director of Child Support Operations, L.A. County, District Attorney's Office |
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Dennis Cohen | ... | Self - Center for Enforcement of Family Support |
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Linda Hernandez | ... | Self - Parking Enforcement, City of Santa Monica |
| Michèle Ohayon | ... | Self - Interviewer (voice) (uncredited) | |
Produced by
| Patricia Braun | ... | associate producer |
| Tamar E. Glaser | ... | producer |
| Kimberly Marteau | ... | executive producer |
| Michèle Ohayon | ... | producer (as Michele Ohayon) |
| Elisa M. Rothstein | ... | executive producer (as Elisa Rothstein) |
Music by
| Melissa Etheridge | ||
Cinematography by
| Jacek Laskus | ||
| Bruce Ready | ||
| Theo van de Sande | ||
Editing by
| Mark C. Baldwin | ... | (as Mark Baldwin) |
| Lisa Leeman | ||
| Anne Stein | ||
Sound Department
| Chad Blinman | ... | assistant sound engineer |
| Duncan Burns | ... | sound editor |
| Giovanni Di Simone | ... | sound mixer |
| Margaret Duke | ... | sound mixer |
| Duane F. Seykora | ... | sound engineer (as Duane Seykora) |
| Larry Stensvold | ... | re-recording mixer |
Editorial Department
| Mark Baldwin | ... | additional editor |
| Nathan Friedkin | ... | assistant editor |
| Susanne Gervay | ... | negative cutter |
| Michel Jones | ... | additional editor |
| Charlotte Lagarde | ... | assistant editor |
| Walt Rose | ... | color timer |
| Erika Schleich | ... | assistant editor |
| Donna Wheeler | ... | first assistant editor / post-production coordinator |
Music Department
| Melissa Etheridge | ... | musician: piano and guitar |
| Fritz Lewak | ... | musician: percussions |
| Barbara Marino | ... | musician: saxophone |
Additional Crew
| Jennifer Allen | ... | publicist: PMK |
| Anica Alvarez | ... | production team |
| Dierdre Baldwin | ... | production team |
| Susan Bradley | ... | opticals |
| Patricia Braun | ... | research team |
| Nina Rayburn Dec | ... | research team |
| Ann Du Val | ... | legal services: Weissman, Wolff, Bergman, Coleman & Silverman (as Ann Duval) |
| Jakki Fink | ... | research team |
| Carol Fuchs | ... | legal services: Weissman, Wolff, Bergman, Coleman & Silverman |
| Karen Jensen Germaine | ... | production team |
| Tammy Glaser | ... | production team |
| Caryl Gorski | ... | title designer: M A X |
| Mary Ann Halford | ... | production team |
| Ellen Isaacs | ... | fiscal agent: Public Counsel |
| Bob Johnson | ... | opticals |
| Charlotte Lagarde | ... | production team |
| Cheryl B. Leader | ... | research team |
| Carol Leemon | ... | fiscal agent: Public Counsel |
| Patricia McVerry | ... | legal services: Weissman, Wolff, Bergman, Coleman & Silverman |
| Lisa Motzkin | ... | title designer: M A X |
| Kathy Nielsen | ... | research team |
| Steve Nissan | ... | fiscal agent: Public Counsel |
| Annie Ohayon | ... | publicist: KSA |
| Michèle Ohayon | ... | research team (as Michele Ohayon) |
| Dinah Perez | ... | production team |
| Julia Schachter | ... | production team |
| Todd Stern | ... | legal services: Weissman, Wolff, Bergman, Coleman & Silverman |
| Suzanne Unrein | ... | research team |
Thanks
| Kate Amend | ... | thanks |
| Armand Assante | ... | thanks |
| Marjorie Bard | ... | special thanks: Women Organized Against Homelessness (as Dr. Marjorie Bard) |
| Howard Barrish | ... | thanks |
| Scott Brock | ... | thanks |
| Marcy Carsey | ... | thanks |
| Toni Christiansen | ... | thanks |
| Susan Clark | ... | thanks |
| Bruce Corwin | ... | thanks |
| Charlotte Cummings | ... | thanks: Facing Crisis |
| J.R. De Lang | ... | thanks |
| Denise Di Novi | ... | thanks |
| Stephanie Eis | ... | thanks |
| Mitch Engel | ... | thanks |
| Elisa Ervolina | ... | thanks |
| Tom Ervolina | ... | thanks |
| Robert Eshman | ... | thanks |
| Tracy Flannigan | ... | thanks |
| Joe Fordham | ... | thanks |
| Jackie Foster | ... | thanks |
| Jodie Foster | ... | thanks |
| Carol Fuchs | ... | thanks |
| Joe Funicello | ... | thanks |
| Heather Gilmore | ... | thanks |
| Herbert Glaser | ... | thanks |
| Sharon Glaser | ... | thanks |
| Danny Goldberg | ... | thanks |
| Michael Gottlieb | ... | thanks |
| Bill Gough | ... | thanks |
| Debbie Gruber | ... | thanks |
| Amy Guttman | ... | thanks |
| Ronald Guttman | ... | thanks |
| Randa Haines | ... | thanks |
| Mary Ann Halford | ... | thanks |
| Helen Hand | ... | thanks |
| Larry Jacobs | ... | thanks |
| Daryl P. Jamison | ... | thanks |
| Charlie Kelly | ... | thanks |
| David Kiser | ... | thanks |
| David Langness | ... | thanks |
| Robert Lantos | ... | thanks |
| Robert Lattanzio | ... | thanks (as Bob Lattanzio) |
| Paul E. Lee | ... | thanks: Legal Aid Foundation |
| Nina Lucia | ... | thanks |
| Tom McGovern | ... | thanks |
| Donna Mills | ... | thanks |
| Bill Mount | ... | thanks |
| Jamie Mulholland | ... | thanks |
| Betty Norwind | ... | thanks: Harriet Buehide Center |
| Annie Ohayon | ... | thanks |
| Brian Pearson | ... | thanks |
| Barry Porter | ... | thanks |
| Shirley Quarmine | ... | thanks: Cueue Up |
| Mortesa Rezvani | ... | thanks (as Morteza Rezvani) |
| Lucinda Riley | ... | thanks |
| Lester Rosenberg | ... | thanks |
| Norma Rosenberg | ... | thanks |
| Mark Rosenthal | ... | thanks |
| Susana Rossberg | ... | thanks |
| Julie Rothstein | ... | thanks |
| Norman Rothstein | ... | thanks |
| Barry Rubinow | ... | thanks |
| Anna Sando | ... | thanks |
| Jeff Scheftel | ... | special thanks |
| Ron Schneider | ... | thanks |
| Martin Shafer | ... | thanks |
| Lisa Specht | ... | thanks |
| Larry Spotts | ... | thanks |
| Zach Staenberg | ... | thanks |
| Sal Tinajero | ... | thanks: Apartment Owners Association |
| Tanya Tull | ... | thanks: Beyond Shelter |
| Mark Turner | ... | thanks |
| Christopher Walling | ... | thanks |
| Karen White | ... | thanks |
| Randy Wimberg | ... | thanks |
| Adele Yellin | ... | thanks |
| Ira Yellin | ... | thanks |
| Peg Yorkin | ... | thanks |
