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It Was a Wonderful Life is a 1993 documentary film about homeless women in the United States. It won the Gold Award at the WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival. It was also nominated for an award by the International Documentary Association and for Best Documentary at the Hawaii International Film Festival.
The film follows six homeless women who were once part of the middle class and explores what caused them to become homeless. It was narrated by Jodie Foster.
Lou Hall, one of the homeless women in the film, took her own life on November 7, 1992.
Original Release
01/01/1993
US Release
01/01/1993
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jodie Foster | Self / Narrator |
| Lou Hall | Self |
| Reena Sands | Self (Ronella) |
| Josephine | Self |
| Marie | Self |
| Terry | Self |
| Alice | Self |
| Marjorie Bard | Self - Author, "Shadow Women" |
| Jeanette Goldberg | Self |
| Steve Renehan | Self - City of Los Angeles Housing Authority |
Directors
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jodie Foster | Self / Narrator |
| Lou Hall | Self |
| Reena Sands | Self (Ronella) |
| Josephine | Self |
| Marie | Self |
| Terry | Self |
| Alice | Self |
| Marjorie Bard | Self - Author, "Shadow Women" |
| Jeanette Goldberg | Self |
| Steve Renehan | Self - City of Los Angeles Housing Authority |
| Gordon Tuthill | Self - Apartment Building Owner |
| Wayne Doss | Self - Director of Child Support Operations, L.A. County, District Attorney's Office |
| Dennis Cohen | Self - Center for Enforcement of Family Support |
| Linda Hernandez | Self - Parking Enforcement, City of Santa Monica |
| Michele Ohayon | Self - Interviewer |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Kimberly Marteau | Executive Producer |
| Elisa M. Rothstein | Executive Producer |
| Michele Ohayon | Producer |
| Patricia Braun | Producer |
| Tamar E. Glaser | Producer |
