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Pras Michel of the Fugees goes undercover among the homeless of downtown Los Angeles, presenting an intimate view of life on the streets.

Recently orphaned, sixteen year old Dior believes that her antique writing box, left behind by her mother, grants her whatever she needs to surviv on her own through a mystical connection with God. Foster care agent Ward has made it her personal mission to find the evading youth, but everywhere she looks, Dior is always a step ahead.

A homeless artist who is losing her sight and a troubled street performer find love and shelter at the Pont-Neuf bridge in Paris.

Mina experiences homelessness and a spiraling journey of mental illness. Lost in the fragments of harsh realities, she must find the courage and strength it takes to accept help.

Takes an uncompromising yet life-affirming look at the lives of eight remarkable individuals, people who have found a way to make a life for themselves within the community of homelessness. Shows how their descent into society's basement has been exacerbated by the forces of gentrification and the increasing criminalization of homeless people, while exposing the draconian changes to the mental health care system that have brought us here.

"Linda Bishop was a loving mother, a well-educated and happy woman. Then her body was found in an abandoned New Hampshire farmhouse, marked by cold and starvation. What was once Linda Bishop had quickly become a mystery, accompanied by her diary that documents a journey of starvation and the loss of sanity. For nearly four months, Bishop, a prisoner of her own mind, survived on apples and rainwater during one of the coldest winters on record. As her...

The Great Fire of London raged for four days in 1666, making over 70,000 of the city's 80,000 inhabitants homeless. From King Charles II and Samuel Pepys to Thomas Farriner, the King's baker, in whose premises the fire began, witness the chaos of a city imploding, and the fear and rumors of treachery that took hold. This drama recreates the chaos of a city imploding, and the fear and rumors of treachery that took hold.

Presents a portrait of life on the streets of Honolulu. Follows two homeless families as they struggle from sidewalk tents to subsidized housing, allowing them to tell their own stories of how and why they became homeless. Along the way, the viewer learns the impact of addiction and mental illness, the huge cost of maintaining the status quo and what can be done to fix it.

"Tortu thrives as a successful IT consultant, pouring his passion into his work. However, his world shatters when he's abruptly laid off, leading to a downward spiral of homelessness and desperation. After months of struggling on the streets, his friend Gary extends a lifeline, enabling Tortu to seek refuge with his uncle Hugo in the serene countryside of Noyers, France. Amidst this new chapter, Tortu crosses paths with Lucas, a local farmer navigating...

In this new 2022 high-definition program, learn all about the seemingly-unsolvable problem of homelessness in America. How and why do people find themselves homeless? What factors lead to this? Is there help for people living on the streets? What is the answer to ending homelessness in America? The answers to all of these questions and more are covered in depth with detailed graphics, diagrams, and videos that reinforce important concepts.