A cynic might read Dovid Muyderman's story-turned-screenplay, in which two young Jewish brothers live in a homeless shelter by night and pull straight A’s at Portland High School by day, and scoff that it's too far-fetched -- stuff like that just doesn't happen out there in the real world.Except it did.“This is eerie,” said Muyderman, 31, as he and Mark Swann, executive director of Preble Street, stepped inside the Portland social service agency’s Lighthouse Shelter for homeless teenagers Thursday morning. “This is very familiar ground. It’s changed a little bit, but it’s got the same feel.”What kind of feel?“It’s a place to sleep, for sure,” Muyderman replied. “And a place to go to that's safe and usually has food and resources and is really proximal to the school, which was good for us.”He’s talking about himself and his older brother, Josh. Their story, which Dovid Muyderman hopes soon will be on a screen near you, is proof positive that kids without a home need not be kids without hope.
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the rest of the commentary by Bill Nemitz in the Maine Sunday Telegram.
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