ODIE started with a simple question: what does it actually take to get off the street? Not in theory. Not in policy. In a single day. In this city.

Right now, we’re working toward a lean production target of $36,000, with early development already underway. Every dollar we raise goes directly into putting the film on screen—paying cast and crew, securing locations, handling post-production, and making sure the final product can stand alongside the films that inspired it. And those ambitions are real. The goal is to take Odie through the festival circuit, starting with discovery-driven festivals like SXSW and Austin F

ODIE started with a simple question: what does it actually take to get off the street? Not in theory. Not in policy. In a single day. The film follows Owen “Odie” Harper, an unhoused handyman in Austin who has waited nearly a year for a long-term shelter bed. On the morning he’s finally supposed to check in, the rules shift. The shelter relocates. He needs updated ID. He needs medical clearance. He has until 9 p.m. curfew. Miss it, and the opportunity disappears. That’s the s