Release Date: August 16, 2024
Runtime: 2h 57m
Genre: Drama
Director: Jason Raphael
Writer: Jason Raphael
Production Company: The Jason Raphael Company
Language: English
Country of Origin: United States
Filming Locations: Los Angeles, California, USA (Downtown Scenes, Cityscape, David & Sunshine’s territory)
Story
“bUMS” chronicles the inspirational tale of six long-term homeless people who have managed to survive on the streets: David, Peter, Frank, Broadway Vic, Mary, and Sunshine. They sign up for a comprehensive government-funded program designed to help them reintegrate into society. As they fight to take back their lives, this moving drama tracks their setbacks, victories, and hopes.
Plot Summary
The film bUMS chronicles the inspirational and heartbreaking journey of six long-term homeless people: David, Peter, Frank, Broadway Vic, Mary, and Sunshine. They have the difficult task of taking back their lives when they enroll in a government-funded program designed to help them reintegrate into society. This poignant drama highlights themes of resiliency, hope, and the human spirit as it examines their challenges, victories, and relationships as they negotiate the difficulties of reintegration.
Main Cast
Nancy Harding as Maddie
Michael Balin as Baliff
Peter Holden as Judge Don Edwards
Ian Stanley as Prosecutor
Justin Rupple as Peter
Rachel Amanda Bryant as Lauren
Tisha French as Davida
Shiloh Bearman as Young Sunshine
Heidi-Marie Ferren as Sunshine
Rhonda Morman as Myra
Frank Gerrish as Artie
Mario Ponce as Dominion
Joseph Miller as Shaky
Amanda Adrienne Smith as Mrs. Milner
Nicole Dickson as Mrs. Katherine Biggs
Claudia Cooper as Mary
Jermain Hollman as Officer Dean
Diana Elizabeth Jordan as Henrietta
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