Desc: Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story: Directed by Peter Levin. With Thora Birch, Michael Riley, Robert Bockstael, Makyla Smith. Based on a true story. Liz Murray is a young girl who is taken care of by her loving, but drug-addicted parents. Liz becomes homeless at 15 and after a tragedy comes upon her, she begins her work to finish high school.