‘We Have a Major Crisis’: NO ADDRESS Stars Discuss Homeless Epidemic

Published: June 12, 2026

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 18: William Baldwin attends the "No Address" Los Angeles premiere at DGA Theater Complex on February 18, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for NO ADDRESS MOVIE)

By Shawn Smith

On a single night, 771,480 are without homes, according to huduser.gov. About 150,000 are children.

This crisis is what drew actors William Baldwin, Xander Berkeley and Ty Pennington to the movie NO ADDRESS, which delves into this issue as it follows a homeless community made of people of various backgrounds as they deal with the harsh realities of living on the streets.

“We have a major crisis…America is one of the most influential and most powerful and most affluent countries in human history, and it just seems like we have the resources to address this, and to really have a significant impact on it,” Baldwin told Movieguide®.

Baldwin pointed out some cities like Austin, Fort Smith and San Antonio that have found success addressing homelessness with programs that other areas in the country have to “replicate.”

COVID and fentanyl abuse have made fighting the crisis worse, said the BACKDRAFT star.

“The numbers in LA alone, because of COVID and fentanyl, the homelessness numbers, as acknowledged by the government numbers, were went from 54,000 to 76,000 in LA County, just over COVID, so we’ve got to address this,” Baldwin said.

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The New York native said to prepare for the role as Robert, he spent time in one homeless encampment in Sacramento that he called “super powerful.”

“[T]hat encampment was seven miles long, and we would park the car and walk and go hang out and talk to homeless people and talk about everything, talk about the Golden State Warriors, talk about homelessness, talk about politics. They were making food. They invited us to sit down and eat with them,” Baldwin recalled.

For Berkeley, who plays Harris in the movie, when offered the part, he was excited to take the role as the movie deals with a topic that is “near and dear” to his heart.

Like many citizens, he admitted to feeling guilty about hesitancy giving money to a homeless person, not knowing if that is the best way to help, so he decided he would instead take the time to buy meals for those in need and sit down and talk with them.

“That exchange fulfilled me a lot on a certain level, but it always felt like trying to take the dam down with a spoon, and it didn’t, so working on a project like this, where you feel as though you can contribute to a greater flow of resources…Perhaps that would be a great way for many more people to contribute and make, hopefully, a real change.”

Pennington, who plays Mr. Mills, also sees the movie as a vehicle to inspire people to get involved with dealing with the homeless crisis.

“I think this movie is about finding people that believe in you, so that you can again believe in yourself, and that’s the change, and I think it’s a movie that you kind of can’t help but want to get involved in and support, because you realize, like, it’s a real issue that’s affecting so many people, and it really can happen to any of us,” Pennington said.

For the movie’s director and co-writer Julia Verdin, it is about community and family.

“I don’t really know how to solve all the problems that we’re facing with this issue today, but my film is just a simple homage to those that do work with the homeless, and just a little reminder that there are a lot of human beings who are out on our streets,” said Verdin.

NO ADDRESS is now available for streaming on the Angel app.

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