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2022
Canada / United States
108 mins
World Premiere
Feature Film Competition

Directed By	Mars Roberge
Produced By	Mars Roberge, Kenneth Shaw
Starring	Debra Haden (Bianca), Rah Digga (Oprah), Miley Rose (Madonna), Sophia Lamar (Juliette), Meredith Binder (Martha), Eva Dorrepaal (Lauren)
Warning	Explicit Sexual Situations‎; Non-Explicit Sexual Situations‎; Implied Violence‎; Graphic Violence‎; Drug Use‎; Discussion or Depiction of Self-Harm‎

A group of homeless women must learn that a glimmer of hope is worth more than all the money in the world. Based on the play by Doron Braunshtein, Bianca is an undercover police officer hiding in a NYC women’s shelter to clean up neighborhood crime and protect women, all while trying to deal with the loss of her family who were recently killed by a drunk driver. The women who share a room with Bianca all have the nicknames of the celebrities they hide from their lives by imitating: Madonna, Oprah, Lauren Hutton, Martha Stewart and Juliette ‘Lucifer’ Lewis. The women are plagued by drug addiction, prostitution, gambling, depression, incest, racism and more but yet need each other for survival.
Funded by We Make Movies as the winner of “Make Your Feature” pitch contest.

About the Director

Mars Roberge is a Canadian-American dual-citizen filmmaker from Toronto and living in Los Angeles. Mars’ previous films include his documentary THE LITTLE HOUSE THAT COULD about “Sex & the City” stylist Patricia Field (2013 Frameline, Audience Choice Award for Best Film at 2015 NewFilmmakers Los Angeles), the punk comedy SCUMBAG (2017 International Film Festival Rotterdam), the drag dramedy MISTER SISTER (closing film for 2021 Dances With Films + 2021 Winter Film Awards–Best NYC Film).