The Final Insult

A hybrid documentary-drama from Charles Burnett (Killer of Sheep), this film blends nonfiction and staged scenes to explore homelessness in Los Angeles in the late 1990s through the eyes of a compelling central character. At its core is the story of Box Brown, a formerly middle-class bank employee who loses his home and ends up living out of his car, a searing portrayal of how precarious economic instability can push someone into life on the streets.