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Dean Allen Stanfield in costume as Odie on a bench during the ODIE shoot

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Odie talks with two men outside a loading door in a downtown Austin alley, film still from ODIE

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A homeless handyman who can fix anything spends one day crossing Austin to claim his first

shelter bed in years, and

can't stop getting in his

own way.

Odie Harper (Dean Allen Stanfield) on an Austin city bus, film still from ODIE
Odie Harper (Dean Allen Stanfield) on an Austin city bus, film still from ODIE

Odie's Story

Odie Harper can fix anything. Busted pipes, broken locks, wiring that hasn't worked since 1987. Give him the right tools and a few hours and he'll leave whatever you hand him better than he found it. His own life is another story. Odie is a single-day odyssey set on the streets of Austin, Texas.

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After 294 days on a shelter waitlist, Odie finally has a bed with his name on it. All he has to do is show up before curfew. What follows is one of the most human days you'll ever watch someone survive.

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In the tradition of Tangerine and The Florida Project, this is a film about the gap between who a person is and what the world decides they're worth. Odie never lost his competence. He never lost his pride. He just lost the structures that made those things visible. This story is about what it takes to reclaim them.

ODIE press kit cover
Odie Press Kit 2027

Download the press kit PDF by clicking the icon above or the full ZIP file, which includes frames from the movie, behind-the-scenes photos, printable posters and more.

Behind the scenes on ODIE: a camera operator frames two cast members on a bench
Film still from ODIE: a man hauls a cart across a park lawn with the downtown Austin skyline behind him
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