Until now. They are uttered by 12-year-old Mikal in the documentary Flophouse America, which just made its world premiere at CPH:DOX in Copenhagen, winning a Special Mention in the DOX:Award category.

Then in 2017, she met 11-year-old Mikal in a hotel lobby. Strømdahl had met many children in flophouses, but Mikal was the only child whom she had met born into the situation. Eventually ...