Resilient is a new award-winning short film that shines the light on childhood homelessness by looking through the life of Dr. Tommy Watson, whose parents were arrested 121 times by the time he was a homeless senior in high school. During that time, he had been recruited as one of the top football players in America.
There are nearly 3 million homeless students in the nation’s public schools – a problem that continues to grow at staggering rates. Every night, in Charlotte, NC, nearly 5,000 kids will go to sleep in shelters, motel rooms, and in cars. According to the Institute for Children, Poverty & Homelessness, these students have an 87% chance of dropping out.
Resilient is based on Dr. Watson’s real-life, award-winning book entitled A Face of Courage: The Tommy Watson Story. “The purpose of writing and producing this short film was to inspire others to be their best selves regardless of the challenges they face in life,” he explains. “I want people to know that our stories, good or bad, make us who we are and what we decide to become.”
