“Other things would be simply that the cast wasn’t big enough. Now, “Down the Arm of God” will have its world premiere at the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland on Aug. 12. That framework eventually became a vehicle to work with the homeless community “without forcing any language down anybody’s throats,” Jones says. That note was also echoed by the homeless people that Brunner and Jones, who penned the screenplay together, spoke to. Jones commends many of the homeless people who made their on-screen debut and tapped into their own personal experiences.