In the United States, 40% of homeless youth identify as LGBTQ. (In Toronto, the estimate is anywhere from 20 to 40 percent.) With a fervent sense of humanity, Instagram star Max Emerson (aka maxisms on Instagram) dives head first into the subject in his first film “Hooked”, which had its premier at this years Inside Out Film Fest

Showing profound empathy for its characters and their struggles, Hooked is a complicated, timely exploration of issues that plague our LGBTQ youth.

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