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Howard Lester(I)

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In the battle between survival and corporate greed. Who will win? Generosity is an in depth look at the issue of homelessness. Through five main characters, the film explores five very different perspectives and asks the viewer "just how close is anyone to homelessness?" David is a normal guy who is successful at his job, has many friends and material wealth. After his mother takes ill and he is wrongly accused of embezzlement, his life quickly unravels and he finds himself out on the streets. Chloe is a tortured but spirited teenager who has run away from home. However, friends on the street do not prove reliable and she finds she must resort to the previously unimaginable in order to survive. Sam is charismatic, caring and anti-establishment. Having been homeless for many years, he offers respite to both David and Chloe, and mentors them in the ways of the street. Charlotte is an exhaustively optimistic TV news reporter who will go to any ends to help others and her career. Bob hates the homeless and represents all that is wrong with corporate machinery. Driven by his innermost fears, he cuts a disastrous path through the lives of the other characters. In his blind pursuit of power, Bob demonstrates just how much we all have in common with those who must beg for a living. As their stories intertwine, the lines between who is begging, who is dependent and who is good start to blur as all hell breaks loose.
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Generosity (2014)
Howard Lester is known for The Holy Mountain (1973), Conspiracy Unmasked; or How I Found the Doughnuts (2006) and The Black Pearl (1977).
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    • Known for

    The Holy Mountain (1973)
    The Holy Mountain
    7.7
    • Sound Department
    • 1973
    Conspiracy Unmasked; or How I Found the Doughnuts
    Short
    • Director
    • 2006
    Carlos Estrada in The Black Pearl (1977)
    The Black Pearl
    6.3
    • Editor
    • 1977
    The Dirtiest Game (1970)
    The Dirtiest Game
    4.4
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 1970

    Credits

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    Actor

    • There Is a Monster Under My Bed
      Short
      • Monster Grandfather (voice)
      • 2014
    • Generosity (2014)
      Generosity
      6.6
      • Boss
      • 2014
    • Bell(e) Without a Hammer
      Short
      • Preacher
      • 2011
    • A Divine Comedy
      Short
      • The Pope
      • 2010
    • Graduation Day
      Video
      • Professor
      • 2009
    • Naked Angels (1969)
      Naked Angels
      4.3
      • Skids
      • 1969

    Editor

    • Carlos Estrada in The Black Pearl (1977)
      The Black Pearl
      6.3
      • Editor
      • 1977
    • The Social Seminar
      6.1
      Short
      • Editor
      • 1971
    • Kingdom of the Saguenay (1964)
      Kingdom of the Saguenay
      5.9
      Short
      • Editor
      • 1964

    Additional Crew

    • Greg's Movie
      Short
      • technical advisor
      • 2011
    • Let's Do Tuna
      Short
      • faculty advisor
      • 1992
    • Breign
      Short
      • faculty advisor
      • 1990

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      Served as the administrative chair at Rochester Institute of Technology's School of Film and Animation.

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