Official Selection-Cinequest 2004

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JAKE MALONE (Tim Halpin) wanders aimlessly on the streets, day in and day out. Once a successful boxer, happily married with a loving son, he up and took to the streets, isolated himself from family and friends and fell deep into depression with no apparent way out. Jake soon begins sleeping at a homeless shelter ran by a caring FATHER LEROY (Bill Toliver). A hard-working, loving man in his sixties, and a former boxer himself, Leroy turned peoples lives around once they entered his shelter. Jake and Leroy grew close but that would soon change when Jake would fall victim to the streets again, leaving it exhausting for Father Leroy to help him get his life back together. Jake's life would never be the same, when one day he returns to the shelter and discovers that Father Leroy has been murdered. Shocked and with nobody left to turn to, Jake has to make the decision of his life. Die himself or fight for life. Written & Directed By Shawn Flanagan Produced by Tim Halpin, David Mesloh, Sheila Gunn, Shawn Flanagan, Ruili Hu & Neil Giannini. Director of Photography David Mesloh Edited by Carlos Negrete Music by Hans Karl Cast:  Tim Halpin, Bill Toliver, Keith Ellis, Irit Levi, Paul Jerome, Patrick Maloney & Randall King