Angels on Diamond Street plot
The Advocate Cafe, the soup kitchen of the Church of the Advocate in North Philadelphia, is 34 years old and has its roots in the Black Panther Party. It was then established as part of a food program and is still an anchor point in one of Philadelphia's poorest neighborhoods. With a loving eye, filmmaker Petr Lom follows the kitchen, its employees and visitors for two years and records what happens when an illegal Mexican family takes refuge at the church.