No Address, a new faith-adjacent film hitting theaters Feb. 28, sheds light on America’s growing homelessness crisis through powerful storytelling…<\/p>\n
A new faith-adjacent film featuring a celebrity-packed cast hits theaters this weekend, aiming<\/span>\u00a0to spotlight the growing homelessness crisis in the United States.\u00a0<\/span>No Address<\/span><\/em>\u00a0opens Feb. 28 and follows the stories of individuals who are<\/span>\u00a0forced out of their homes and must fight to survive on the streets. It includes William “Billy” Baldwin, Xander Berkeley, Beverly D’Angelo, Lucas Jade Zumann, Isabella Ferreira, Patricia Velasquez, Kristanna Loken, singer Ashanti, and television personality Ty Pennington.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n It was inspired by true<\/span>\u00a0events.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The movie’s\u00a0website<\/span><\/a>\u00a0includes links to a Bible study guide and a companion documentary.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n “It’s a huge crisis, compounded and exacerbated by the influx of fentanyl from the Canadian and Mexican border,” Baldwin told Crosswalk Headlines about homelessness. “And I wanted to try to raise awareness about the issue of homelessness, but also to show the paths that can\u00a0possibly<\/span>\u00a0lead to homelessness in a way that people are kind of shocked.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n “I want to reframe it as a mental health crisis more than a homelessness crisis,” he added. “The vast, overwhelming majority of people that are experiencing homelessness [have] experienced some sort of mental health event in their life.”<\/span><\/p>\n More than 1 million individuals in the United States are homeless. Some are children.\u00a0Others are young adults who have aged out of the foster system<\/span>, Baldwin noted<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0Some are veterans battling PTSD. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n “These people don’t have access to health care,” Baldwin said. “If you have anxiety<\/a>, if you have depression, if\u00a0you’re bipolar<\/span>, if\u00a0<\/span>you’re schizophrenic<\/span>, if you’re PTSD, and you have no health care and you have no psychologist, and you have no psychiatrist, and you can’t\u00a0<\/span>be given<\/span>\u00a0the medication that many, many people watching this interview are taking — and these people are self-medicating on the street with alcohol and fentanyl.”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n If\u00a0such individuals were given the proper medication and a second chance, “there’s a very good chance they might not be in the situation that they’re in<\/span>,” Baldwin added.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n To\u00a0prepare for his role in the film<\/span>, he visited homeless shelters and encampments<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0He saw “teenagers that were talking to you one minute, and then they were leaning over, nodding out on fentanyl three minutes later [and an] 80-year-old man in a wheelchair with a double amputee who was talking to me, and the next minute, he was falling out of his wheelchair on fentanyl.”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Baldwin hopes the film leads viewers to take action in their communities by supporting homeless ministries and organizations that help individuals become self-sufficient. He said potential solutions to homelessness are more cost-effective than current approaches.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n “It’s going to<\/span>\u00a0cost us more in the long run if we don’t.”\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n View this post on Instagram<\/p>\n<\/div>\n A post shared by NO ADDRESS Movie (@noaddressmovie)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Photo Credit: \u00a9<\/span>Fathom<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Michael Foust<\/strong> has covered the intersection of faith and news for 20 years. His stories have appeared in Baptist Press, Christianity Today, The Christian Post, the Leaf-Chronicle, the Toronto Star and the Knoxville News-Sentinel.\u00a0<\/p>\n Listen to Michael’s Podcast!\u00a0<\/strong>He is the host of Crosswalk Talk<\/strong><\/a>, a podcast where he talks with Christian movie stars, musicians, directors, and more. Hear how famous Christian figures keep their faith a priority in Hollywood and discover the best Christian movies, books, television, and other entertainment. You can find Crosswalk Talk<\/strong><\/a> on LifeAudio.com<\/strong><\/a>, or subscribe on Apple<\/strong><\/a> or Spotify<\/strong><\/a> so you never miss an interview that will be sure to encourage your faith.<\/p>\n Originally published February 24, 2025.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
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