DESC and community partners hosting documentary film screening at Seattle Town Hall on May 13, followed by an expert panel.
DESC is partnering with the City of Seattle, King County, Plymouth Housing, King County Regional Homelessness Authority, the Seattle Police Department, and the Seattle/King County Coalition on Homelessness to host a public screening of “Beyond the Bridge: A Solution to Homelessness” at Seattle Town Hall on May 13.
Following the film, there will be a panel conversation and audience Q&A featuring advocates and experts from across the region, including:
- Dan Nelson – Assistant Chief, Seattle Police Department
- Colleen Echohawk – Interim Executive Director, Seattle Indian Services Commission
- Daniel Malone – Executive Director, DESC
- Dr. Simha Reddy – Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
- Dr. Susan Collins – Codirector, UW Harm Reduction Research and Treatment (HaRRT) Center
- Jon Ehrenfeld – Health One Program Manager, Seattle Fire Department
- Leo Flor – Chief Legacy Officer, Seattle FIFA World Cup 2026
- Will James – Reporter and Documentarian, KUOW
Event Details
- When: 5:15PM – 9:30PM PST
- Where: Town Hall Seattle (1119 8th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101)
- Tickets: RSVP here.
About the Film
“Beyond the Bridge” takes a new approach to documenting homelessness, with a focus on solutions. Driving over 40,000 to 12 cities, interviewing dozens of policy makers, service providers, and those with lived experience, the filmmakers asked the question: How can this country solve homelessness in a comprehensive way?
The answer lies in deep coordination. A single response system to homelessness based on Housing First principles with community buy-in. This will need to come from law enforcement, judicial systems, business communities, service providers, volunteers, and city leadership all working on the same page.
ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN
Throughout 2024 and 2025, the Beyond the Bridge team will travel nationwide on a 30-city screening tour, with the goal of changing the national discourse on solutions to homelessness. Each screening event will include post-screening panels and Q&As, calls- to-action and follow-up activities for audience members, and the opportunity for community members to discuss, together, how they can begin addressing homelessness in their local communities. Ultimately, our goals with the campaign are to:
- Change the narrative about people experiencing homelessness and solutions to the housing crisis
- Inspire communities to develop a unified approach based on Housing First throughout their homelessness and supported housing service system
- Build unity among homelessness advocates
- Expand public involvement on the issue of homelessness
