Displaying entries from hidden folders

I don't want certain folders displayed in the navigation, but I want to use the contents in a few spots in the pages... however, using {{ entries:listing }} on a hidden folder does not work like it does with published folders, is there a work-around other than making the navigation static and publishing the hidden folders?

layouts/default.html

     <div id="camera_wrap">
{{ entries:listing folder="home-slider" limit="3" }}
{{ theme:partial src="slider_content" use_context="true" }}
{{ /entries:listing }}
     </div>

partials/slider_content.html

{{ if upload:0 }}
      <div data-src="{{ transform src='{{ upload:0 }}' }}">
{{ else }}
      <div data-src="{{ transform src='{{ upload }}' }}">
{{ /if }}
       <div class="caption fadeIn">
        <div class="caption_bg">
         <span class="slider_txt1">{{ title|widont }}</span>
         <span class="slider_txt2">{{ content }}</span>
        </div>
       </div>
      </div>

Result:

     <div id="camera_wrap">
      <div data-src="' }}">
       <div class="caption fadeIn">
        <div class="caption_bg">
         <span class="slider_txt1">Home</span>
         <span class="slider_txt2"></span>
        </div>
       </div>
      </div>