Home (2005)

Documentarian Jeffrey Togman presents an intimate, "warmhearted [and] unsparing glimpse into the psychology of poverty" (Village Voice) by following a single mother's quest to purchase her own home. Determined to leave the drug-infested streets of Newark, where she is raising six children, Sheree Farmer seeks help from Mary Abernathy, a former fashion industry exec who runs a non-profit program offering affordable housing. But looming debts and a fight with her daughter pose seemingly insurmountable obstacles on the pathway to Sheree's dream.