The Film

In 2010, director R.E. Burgos created Sixteen Forty-Nine, a moving and astonishing documentary film about homeless teens in Rock County. The film will be shown at the Beloit International Film Festival, to be held February 17–20, 2011. The film won the National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth media award for 2010.

Here’s the trailer for the film here to give you a sample of what it’s all about.