LIVE OUT LOUD is a feature documentary about the transformative power of filmmaking. Shot over one year, our doc tells the stories of three people experiencing homelessness in Portland, Oregon who are empowered and begin to heal from childhood trauma by learning to make films in a grant-funded class. Their backgrounds are as diverse as their projects. Sumaiyya, a white woman in her 60's who's a recovering heroin addict and former sex worker, makes a self-portrait. David, a black man in his mid 20’s who wants to be a film director, writes and directs a Halloween dramedy. John, a gay, white, fan fiction writer in his early 30’s experiments with stop motion animation as a new artistic medium. To varying degrees, their shared journey puts each one of them on a better path.