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THESTREETSWEEPER

The story was ahead of its time.
America caught up with it.

San Diego first · Dates & venues to be announced

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Illustrative campaign artwork

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The official trailer

The film’s official trailer opens on YouTube.

THE STREETSWEEPER campaign slate

A film rediscovered

Watch the story begin.

A powerful San Diego story about homelessness, humanity, music and the enduring bond between a father and son.

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The story

A story that never went away.

A film made more than two decades ago. A city revisited. A human story returning to audiences.

01

The Lost Film

A film made more than two decades ago, rediscovered when its message may be more relevant than ever.

02

San Diego: Then & Now

The streets of San Diego captured in the original film, contrasted with those same streets and the homelessness crisis today. What changed? What didn’t?

03

A Father & Son

Beneath the social message is an intimate story of a father’s love, sacrifice, and determination to give his son a future.

04

The Italian Spirit

Family. Opera. Heritage. Sacrifice. Resilience. The Italian-American heart running through The Streetsweeper.

The story was ahead of its time.
America caught up with it.

2002 → 2026

Two eras. One San Diego.

Original imagery and contemporary footage frame a return to the city where the story began. Nearly 25 years later — has anything really changed?

The city — The cityIllustrative campaign artwork — not archival footage.

A father & son — A father & sonIllustrative campaign artwork — not cast photography.

The Italian spirit — The Italian spiritCampaign imagery inspired by San Diego and Italian-American heritage.

Limited premiere journey

Five cities. One story.

San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas and New York City. Dates, venues and ticket links remain unconfirmed.

San Diego — illustrated campaign cityscape

San Diego

Planned engagement
Date & venue TBA

Los Angeles — illustrated campaign cityscape

Los Angeles

Planned engagement
Date & venue TBA

San Francisco — illustrated campaign cityscape

San Francisco

Planned engagement
Date & venue TBA

Las Vegas — illustrated campaign cityscape

Las Vegas

Planned engagement
Date & venue TBA

New York City — illustrated campaign cityscape

New York City

Planned engagement
Date & venue TBA

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Featured cast

At the heart of the story.

Meet Enzo, Joey, Melissa and Jackie — and the performers behind them.

PMPaul MichaelPublicity portrait pending

Enzo Morelli · Lead

Paul Michael

A Hollywood, Broadway, television and opera veteran whose life experience made him uniquely suited to play Enzo Morelli.

Joey Morelli · Principal Cast

Michael Cavalieri

Veteran Hollywood actor, writer, director and award-winning filmmaker whose career spans studio films, television and independent cinema.

Melissa · Principal Cast

Kehli O'Byrne

Kehli O’Byrne brings beauty, strength and emotional complexity to the role of Melissa in The Streetsweeper, becoming an important part of the deeply personal story surrounding Joey Morelli and his family.

Jackie · Principal Cast

Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs

Acclaimed movie and television star whose career has spanned more than five decades.

Meet the full cast Explore the characters

Filmmakers & launch team

Behind the camera. Behind the return.

The film’s original creative voices and the publicity and digital team bringing it to audiences.

Writer · Director · Producer

James Hill

James Hill is an independent filmmaker, writer, director, and producer whose career has been driven by a passion for character-centered storytelling and bringing unconventional stories to the screen.

Director of Photography · American Society of Cinematographers

Denis Maloney, ASC

Denis Maloney, ASC is an accomplished American cinematographer whose extensive career spans feature films, television and independent cinema.

Film Editor · Television Editor · Post-Production

Seth Casriel

Seth Casriel is a veteran film and television editor whose career spans feature films, documentaries, comedy and some of the most recognizable unscripted entertainment of the past two decades.

Composer · The Streetsweeper

Brahm Wenger

Brahm Wenger is an accomplished film and television composer whose music has accompanied dozens of productions and entertained audiences around the world.

Executive Producer · Head of Publicity & Media Relations

Tony Carro

Tony Carro serves as Executive Producer and Head of Publicity & Media Relations for The Streetsweeper, helping lead the film’s reintroduction to audiences more than two decades after its original production.

Digital Media · Marketing · Audience Engagement

Ross Stasik

Ross Stasik brings a modern digital perspective to The Streetsweeper team, helping introduce the film to a new generation of audiences through social media, digital marketing, and online engagement.

Campaign artwork

The world around the film.

Explore the premiere’s visual identity. Concept art is identified separately from supplied production materials.

Premiere poster concept — Premiere poster conceptIllustrative campaign artwork — not a final approved one-sheet.

Supplied campaign slate — Supplied campaign slateArtwork provided by the production/publicity team.

The craft of filmmaking — The craft of filmmakingIllustration — not a documentary behind-the-scenes photograph.

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Media & community

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For press, community and industry inquiries, contact the film’s publicity team.

Press & publicity

Tony Carro

Executive Producer | Head of Publicity & Media Relations

thestreetsweepermovie@gmail.com 702-807-9496

For interviews, screening inquiries, press materials, community participation and distribution conversations.