After premiering at last year’s Tribeca Film Festival, Where God Left His Shoes went on to win the Humanitas screenwriting award for a film developed or shown at Sundance. John Leguizamo stars in the drama about an ex-boxer and his wife (Leonor Varela) who are forced to move their family to a homeless shelter according to Hollywood Reporter.

Downtrodden but resilient, on Christmas Eve the father takes is 10-year old stepson on a journey around New York to find a job, so they can qualify for a housing project apartment.

The film directed by Salvatore Stabile has been acquired by IFC films for North American Rights. This is great. The film is to be released theatrically and on VOD in December. Sounds like a great Christmas movie.