Cincinnati's real-life homeless advocates hope Estevez's 'The Public' generates empathy, discussion

One particular group of guests at the Friday night hometown premiere of “The Public,” Brat Pack alum Emilio Estevez’s third feature film, arrived in a bus instead of a limousine and wore beige hoodies instead of ball gowns. Many of them — representatives of the anti-poverty organization Maslow’s Army — once lived a situation similar to the one depicted in the film. Some still do.