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In 1989, Karen Gehres met a woman who would change her life. Her name is Elise Hill, and Gehres met her while they were both artists. In 1996, Gehres began filming Hill’s life, which is the subject of this Ebertfest pick, Begging Naked, arguably the most unknown film on the list this year since the film doesn’t even have a distributor.
Hill’s life has been troubled to say the least. At the age of 15 as a runaway in New York City, she was picked up by a pimp and soon became a prostitute and also a heroin addict. In this time period, Hill was an aspiring artist, who one day dreamed of going to art school. After a stint in rehab, Hill finally went to art school and sold her work on the side of the street. But what happened after this will break your heart.
Director Karen Gehres will be in attendance this year to discuss not only her film, but also her friend.
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