Documentaries

Documentary about homelessness and addiction in British Columbia, Canada.

Documentary about a group of homeless individuals living in an abandoned subway section of New York City’s subway system.

Documentary incorporating observational footage, interviews, and discussions with people living in New York City about homelessness, poverty, frug addiction and harassment from the police.

Short Documentary about people experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles, California.

Documentary about homeless women in the United States. The film follows 6 homeless women who were once apart of the middle class and explores the causes that led them to become homeless.

Out of State is an inside look at the lives of two native Hawaiians sent thousands of miles away from the tropical islands to a private prison in the Arizona desert. In this unlikely setting, David and Hale find a community of other native Hawaiians and discover their indigenous traditions from a fellow inmate serving a life sentence. Hoping for a fresh start and eager to prove that the experience has changed them forever, the two men finish their terms and return to Hawai’i. But once on the outside, they struggle with life’s hurdles and wonder if it’s possible to ever go home again.

Documentary about red-beret-ed Jimmy Mirikitani, a feisty painter working and living on the street, near the World Trade Center, when 9/11 devastates the neighborhood. A nearby film editor, Linda Hattendorf, persuades elderly Jimmy to move in with her, while seeking a permanent home for him. The young woman delves into the California-born, Japan-raised artist's unique life which developed his resilient personality, and fuels his 2 main subjects: cats and internment camps. The editor films Jimmy's remarkable journey back into his incredible past.

Documentary about eight people who find a way to make a life for themselves within the homeless community.

Documentary about unwanted children in state orphanages escaped into the streets after the fall of communism in Romania. These children are the subject of this documentary, which follows them into a subterranean world of hierarchy, hunger and drug use. The film focuses on five diverse children, including 12-year-old Mihai, who ran away from home due to his father's beatings, and Cristina, who passes for a boy. The filmmakers follow and record their daily lives, and the strained possibilities for reintegration.

Documentary about the community of homeless train riders across Canada and the United States.

Documentary about homelessness and freight train hopping. The film follows Switch and Baby Girl, 2 homeless individuals that have to give up train hopping when baby Girl become pregnant.