September 22, 2006
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
Ty Hodges, Meagan Good, Stacey Meadows Jr., Ryan Gill, Tasha Smith
Actor Ty Hodges made his debut behind the camera with this gritty drama about a young man struggling to lift himself from a life on the streets. Abandoned by his father, and saddled with a drug-addict... read more 
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September 19, 2006
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
Two women reach out to each other from opposite sides of the socioeconomic divide in Jeffrey M. Togman's marvelously revealing documentary about the psychology of poverty. Full Review
September 19, 2006
Ronnie Scheib, Variety
[Home] reveals the fragility of hope in survivalist mentalities pre-programmed to expect the worst. Full Review
June 20, 2006
Dennis Harvey, Variety
Uneven but generally effective drama has his teenage protag at a crossroads between street life and the straight-and-narrow. Full Review
February 28, 2006
Joshua Land, Village Voice
Warmhearted but never sentimental or condescending, Home finally proves most affecting as an unsparing glimpse into the psychology of poverty. Full Review
March 12, 2008
Maitland McDonagh, TV Guide's Movie Guide
First-time filmmaker Jeffrey M. Togman's documentary examines a complex issue -- the apparent intractability of poverty -- through the revealingly narrow perspective of one woman's efforts to improve ... Full Review
February 22, 2007
Kam Williams, DallasBlack.com
Jeffrey Togman earns high marks here for his directorial debut, a socially-significant documentary which discusses an array of taboos concerning color, class and the ever-elusive American Dream. Full Review
August 21, 2006
Ed Gonzalez, Slant Magazine
With minimal hysteria, the film illuminates both the emotional deprivation ghetto life can perpetuate and the legit forces of good out to ease that pain. Full Review
June 12, 2006
Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com
The layers unravel to reveal deeper, genuine, and believable heart--which for all the violence, anger, and darkness depicted is Hodges' boldest, bravest accomplishment of all. Full Review
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