Heaven Knows What (2014)
A 2014 American drama film directed by Ben Safdie and Joshua Safdie and written by Ronald Bronstein and Joshua Safdie; starring Arielle Holmes as Harley. The film is based on Arielle Holmes unpublished memoir of her life as a homeless heroin addict living on the streets of NYC. Holmes was spotted panhandling by director Josh Safdie in Manhattan. Intrigued by Holmes life story, Josh encouraged Arielle to write a memoir, paying her by the page. The resulting memoir served as the basis for the film. The film is dedicated to Ilya Leontyev, Holmes boyfriend in the film (played by Caleb Landry Jones), who died of an overdose in Central Park in April 2015. Upon the completion of Heaven Knows What, Arielle Holmes asked the Safdie brothers to assist her rehabilitation. She received treatment at Lucida on the Intracoastal Waterway in Florida.
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