“Inventive… a mesmerizing and often heartbreaking montage of a complex problem.”
–Peter Debruge, Variety
“An extraordinary film, soulful as well as thoughtful.”
–Jeffrey Anderson, San Francisco Examiner
“A vital, poetic examination of the housing crisis and the very real people it affects every day.”
–Jade Budowski, Decider
Lead Me Home captures the experience of the 500,000 Americans coping with homelessness every night from multiple perspectives. Focusing on three west coast cities – Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle – this documentary short film personalizes the issue, challenging attitudes and showing the scale, scope and diversity of unsheltered America. Lead Me Home premiered at the 2021 Telluride Film Festival and was nominated for a 2022 Academy Award in the Documentary Short Subject category. Currently, it is streaming as a Netflix Original Documentary Short.
Lead Me Home was nominated for an Academy Award in the Documentary Short Subject category! ...
08 February, 2022
Lead Me Home was among the 15 films shortlisted for an Oscar in the Documentary Short Subject category. ...
27 December, 2021
Lead Me Home will have its west coast premiere at SFFILM's Doc Stories showcase on November 5, 2021....
20 October, 2021
Lead Me Home, a documentary short that Bernier edited, made its world premiere at the 2021 Telluride Film Festival in Colorado....
02 September, 2021