In support of Lost In America, new film documenting youth homelessness in America; rolls out in theaters nationwide over next two months
Multi-platinum recording artist Jewel has debuted her new music video for her penned ballad “No More Tears.” The single is available on all digital streaming platforms via Jewel’s Words Matter Media/The Orchard. Watch the music video below, and click here to stream the song:
Most significantly, Jewel’s debut album, and one of my favorite albums of all time, Pieces of You, was released 25 years ago on February 28 in 1995. Pieces of You was recorded on Neil Young’s ranch, and included his backing band, The Stray Gators. Pieces of You remained on the Billboard 200 albums chart for two years and granted Jewel Top 10 hits including platinum-certified singles “You Were Meant for Me,” “Who Will Save Your Soul” and “Foolish Games.” Pieces of You sold over twelve million copies and became certified 12x platinum.
Jewel founder her own music label Words Matter Media and partnered a distribution and marketing deal with The Orchard (Sony). “No More Tears” is her first release from the partnership. She is currently in the studio working on the final touches for her next full-length studio album, featuring new material including “No More Tears.” The song was written by Jewel for the documentary Lost In America, which has landed in theaters across the US and Canada beginning in Los Angeles on February 28, 2020. The music video itself features scenes from the documentary, and the documentary takes a national in-depth look at the issue of youth homelessness in America, specifically highlighting the main issues that surround it, such as sex trafficking, the failure of the foster care system, and rejection of LGBTQ youth. The documentary was written, produced and directed by former homeless youth Rotimi Rainwater, Jewel and Rosario Dawson are the film’s executive producers.
Also featured in the documentary are Tiffany Haddish, Jon Bon Jovi, Halle Berry, Sanaa Lathan, and many more. Mike C. Manning, Steven V. Vasquez Jr., Jorge Rivera and Brent C. Johnson produced the film, sponsored by Las Vegas Sands. The film is being distributed by Indican Pictures.
“Being youth and homeless is obviously an issue that is very close to my heart and this documentary is very personal to me, and why I chose to be a producer and get involved,” said Jewel. “I am honored to have written and performed this song for the documentary LOST IN AMERICA and to help bring awareness to this epidemic.”
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About LOST IN AMERICA
LOST IN AMERICA is a feature documentary that follows director Rotimi Rainwater, a former homeless youth, on his 6 year journey to shine a light on the issue of youth homelessness. This seminal documentary is the first film to take a national look at the issue of youth homelessness in America, highlighting the main issues that surround it: sex trafficking, the failure of the foster care system, and the rampant rejection of LGBTQ youth. It also examines what many organizations, politicians and other public figures are doing (or not doing) to help these youth in order to answer one major question; how, in the wealthiest country in the world, can 4.2 million youth experience homelessness every year.
Featuring interviews with Jewel (executive producer), Rosario Dawson (executive producer), Tiffany Haddish, Jon Bon Jovi, Halle Berry, Sanaa Lathan and others, this film gives an unflinching, honest look at what these youth have to endure just to survive, and why as a nation this is one epidemic we just don’t want to see. More than a film, Lost in America is a movement. It started with one man’s journey to finally face his own past on the streets, and has now become a clarion call to the entire country to stand up, and be a voice for the most vulnerable of youth. Because the goal for the entire team, and the film, has always been to make sure that no other child ever has to be… Lost in America.
Jewel is a singer-songwriter, actress, author, mother and advocate. She went from a girl who grew up in Alaska with no running water, to a homeless teenager in San Diego, to an award-winning, multi-platinum recording artist who released one of the best-selling debuts of all time. Throughout her career, which has spanned over 20 years, she has earned multiple Grammy Award nominations, an American Music Award, and an MTV Video Music Award and has sold well in excess of 30 million albums worldwide to date. Jewel has appeared on the cover of numerous magazines including TIME and Rolling Stone, performed on Saturday Night Live, at the Super Bowl, the NBA Finals, for The Pope, and for the President of the United States.
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