Atlanta, Georgia – Poverty and homelessness are conditions of every
country in the world; whether rich or poor, according to Kenrick Prince
Andrews, author and director of screenplay entitled
“Look Up.”
Kenrick Prince Andrews, a citizen
of the Bahamas, gained his first exposure to the film industry at the
tender age of seven, while acting in a Borden Dairy commercial.
From this early exposure to film making, he knew that he would either
be in front of or behind the camera. Before he left the Bahamas
to study abroad, Andrews produced two episodes of the television show
“Teen Scene,” dedicated to showcasing young Bahamian talent.
Since then he has produced award winning short films, documentaries,
concerts and charity events.
Andrews’ newest endeavor,
“Look Up,” is essentially a meditation on how poverty and homelessness
can cause an almost human invisibility.
“Wretched poverty, hunger and homelessness know no race, creed, color,
religion, gender, nationality or age,
“ stated Andrews in a recent interview. He went on to say,
“Nearly half the world’s population of people living without so
much as a tin roof above their heads, are comprised of those who are
under the age of 12.” Andrews went on to elucidate on the juxtaposition
of this most startling poverty amidst the ease and opulence afforded
by twenty-first century technological advances.
“Look Up” is a dramatic short film which focuses on the life of
its protagonist, John, a homeless male prostitute in his early twenties.
John spends his days roughing it on the streets of Atlanta, whittling
away the hours getting drunk; and his nights in alleys and dilapidated
hotel rooms, sexually servicing anyone who can pay him. His world is
ruled by lawlessness, wretchedness and treachery. Feeling a desperate
need to escape this life, John chooses to find a way out, while he still
can. Everything is looking up until he picks up what is supposed to
be his last client and his life changes forever.
“Most people don’t wake up and
decide that they want to be homeless,” stated Andrews. His fast
paced, edgy film invites the downtrodden to literally look up; but also
invites those of us who walk and drive by our fellow, beleaguered brethren
– all while looking straight ahead
– to literally stop to consider what our individual and community
reaction should be to those whose existences are daily ground down upon
the dust.
Andrews’ film, Look Up, is currently
in the fundraising process and needs your generous support to bring
this powerful, timely, and relevant film to the big screen. For more
information on how you can donate, Log on to: http://kck.st/atf8Qu
