Rise Up and Shine, a day-to-day glimpse into the world of homelessness, seen through the eyes of four unforgettable characters. Cecil Tucker, a one-time prominent musician/ songwriter and performer, who was once on top of the world and now finds himself at the bottom, Eleanor Ryan, an entrepreneur, CEO a d publisher of one of the top women's magazines in the world, who comes to New York and return with the idea of a feature story; but has to disguise herself as a homeless bag-lady in order to really get inside; Miguel Sanchez, a fourteen-year-old, runaway/juvenile delinquent. He's experience abuse in the worst forms but now has to get used to living in an abandoned building with another homeless person, whose identity and past he has no knowledge. These and other characters bring this story to life on the streets of New York City.