"Jewel Interview: Striving to Remove Stereotypes and Humanize the Problem of Youth Homelessness" | Lost in America
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Jewel Interview: Striving to Remove Stereotypes and Humanize the Problem of Youth Homelessness
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“Jewel has also executive produced, along with Rosario Dawson and others, Lost in America, a documentary that takes a national look at the issue of youth homelessness in America, highlighting the main issues that surround it: sex trafficking, the failure of the foster care system and the rampant rejection of LGBTQ youth. The film follows director Rotimi Rainwater, a former homeless youth, on his six-year journey to shine a light on the issue of youth homelessness and features interviews with more than 30 youth in 15 cities as well as politicians and public figures including Tiffany Haddish, Halle Berry, Jon Bon Jovi, Miley Cyrus, Sanaa Lathan and Rebecca Gayheart. Lost in America is released in theaters in Los Angeles and New York on February 28, 2020, then expands to 10 cities on March 13 and expands to Canada and the US on March 27.”