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2025 Films
This year's theme is Voices for Housing. The films chosen for this year's event celebrate the power and humanity of many different Americans as they fight for a place to call home.
No Place to Grow Old
An intimate portrait of the rising crisis of senior homelessness in Portland, Oregon. The film explores the systemic challenges and deeply personal stories of a
generation aging into homelessness.

Casa y Comunidad: Rogue Valley
John C. Arroyo and Casa y Comunidad
In the summer of 2020, tens of trailers and houses succumbed to the Almeda Fire in Medford and the surrounding rural towns of Talent and Phoenix. This film recounts the immediate challenges and long-term aftermath Latino/a/x migrant workers face as they continue rebuild their lives in Oregon’s Rogue Valley. Alongside key social service agencies,the film echoes planners’ and residents’ aspirations for improved city and federal services and support at the onset of critical emergencies.

Raising Up: Housing
by Jaye & Adam Fenderson-
Affordable student housing is a luxury most students with dependents struggle to find. Follow Lori Barr, Co-Founder and CEO of Raise the Barr as she embarks on a first of its kind endeavor to change this reality, not just for student parents in California, but for student parents and their families across America.

Coming soon
another film...
we're working on it, okay!


What is We Are Home?
The We Are Home Film Festival is Thrive Central Oregon's annual story-sharing event. Each year we seek short films centered on a theme that reflects issues we see in our work. We truly believe that stories are essential in bringing our community together and fostering a sense of belonging.
All ticket sales and donations made during the event go straight back into our community. All funds support Thrive's Housing Fund - providing rental and deposit assistance to Central Oregonians.
Sponsorship
Join us in uplifting the voices of those traditionally underrepresented by partnering with Thrive Central Oregon (TCO) as a We Are Home sponsor. Your company’s partnership aligns your mission with ours - fostering support for housing and financial stability in our community.
Your financial contribution to the We Are Home film festival enables 100% of our ticket sales and proceeds from the event to go directly back into our community as housing assistance funding. This crucial funding supports Central Oregonians in accessing safe and sustainable housing through application fees, deposit support and rental assistance.
Click to see our sponsorship options or email us to find out more at events@thrivecentraloregon.org

