Trollywood (film)
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Trollywood is a 2004 documentary film
about homelessness
, directed by first-time British filmmaker Madeleine Farley, previously an artist and cartoonist. The film was nominated for Best Documentary at the British Independent Film Awards 2004
(but lost to Touching the Void
), but won for Best Documentary at the Cinemanila International Film Festival
.
Farley became interested in the causes and consequences of homelessness when she visited Los Angeles
and Hollywood, and observed the number of homeless people pushing their belongings in "trollies" (shopping cart
s, in American English). The documentary begins by focusing on how and why transients obtain their trollies, and then examines some of the individual stories of homeless men and women. The film also provides some background information, such as the increasing numbers of war veteran
s and those suffering from mental illness
among the helpless, as well as examining Southern California's attempts to address the issue.
The film includes music donated royalty-free
by Lou Reed
, John Cale
, and Nick Rhodes
of Duran Duran
(whom Farley was dating at the time).
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
about homelessness
Homelessness
Homelessness describes the condition of people without a regular dwelling. People who are homeless are unable or unwilling to acquire and maintain regular, safe, and adequate housing, or lack "fixed, regular, and adequate night-time residence." The legal definition of "homeless" varies from country...
, directed by first-time British filmmaker Madeleine Farley, previously an artist and cartoonist. The film was nominated for Best Documentary at the British Independent Film Awards 2004
British Independent Film Awards 2004
The 7th British Independent Film Awards, held on November 30, 2004 at the Hammersmith Palais, London, honoured the best British independent films of 2004.-Winners:*Best Actor:**Philip Davis - Vera Drake*Best Actress:**Imelda Staunton - Vera Drake...
(but lost to Touching the Void
Touching the Void (film)
Touching the Void is a 2003 documentary film based on the book of the same name by Joe Simpson about Simpson's and Simon Yates' disastrous and near fatal attempt to climb the 6,344 metre Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in 1985.-Outline:...
), but won for Best Documentary at the Cinemanila International Film Festival
Cinemanila International Film Festival
The Cinemanila International Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Manila, the Philippines. It was founded by Filipino filmmaker Amable "Tikoy" Aguiluz in 1999....
.
Farley became interested in the causes and consequences of homelessness when she visited Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
and Hollywood, and observed the number of homeless people pushing their belongings in "trollies" (shopping cart
Shopping cart
A shopping cart is a cart supplied by a shop, especially supermarkets, for use by customers inside the shop for transport of merchandise to the check-out counter during shopping...
s, in American English). The documentary begins by focusing on how and why transients obtain their trollies, and then examines some of the individual stories of homeless men and women. The film also provides some background information, such as the increasing numbers of war veteran
War Veteran
War Veteran is a science fiction short story by Philip K. Dick. It was first published in If magazine in March 1955.-Plot summary:The plot concerns an old man who claims to have travelled back in time from a future in which Earth has lost a devastating war to its own Martian and Venusian colonies...
s and those suffering from mental illness
Mental illness
A mental disorder or mental illness is a psychological or behavioral pattern generally associated with subjective distress or disability that occurs in an individual, and which is not a part of normal development or culture. Such a disorder may consist of a combination of affective, behavioural,...
among the helpless, as well as examining Southern California's attempts to address the issue.
The film includes music donated royalty-free
Royalties
Royalties are usage-based payments made by one party to another for the right to ongoing use of an asset, sometimes an intellectual property...
by Lou Reed
Lou Reed
Lewis Allan "Lou" Reed is an American rock musician, songwriter, and photographer. He is best known as guitarist, vocalist, and principal songwriter of The Velvet Underground, and for his successful solo career, which has spanned several decades...
, John Cale
John Cale
John Davies Cale, OBE is a Welsh musician, composer, singer-songwriter and record producer who was a founding member of the experimental rock band The Velvet Underground....
, and Nick Rhodes
Nick Rhodes
Nick Rhodes is an English musician, is best known as the keyboardist of the pop rock band Duran Duran...
of Duran Duran
Duran Duran
Duran Duran are an English band, formed in Birmingham in 1978. They were one of the most successful bands of the 1980s and a leading band in the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" of the United States...
(whom Farley was dating at the time).