Homelessness Movies

A look into the lives of a lively group of unhoused young adults in the iconic beach town, who come together with humor and a bit of Robin Hood-style...

14-year-old Enid Crowley hates her name and everything about her boring life. All this changes when she becomes a full-time babysitter to a sheltered...

A homeless woman living in the tunnels below New York City survives on her own terms in the days leading up to a blizzard.

'Boykee' is a drug addict from the streets of Rotterdam, who manages to get himself into some serious trouble and he' s looking for a way out. Lea, a...

From the 17th floor of an office building, Pierre is staring out a colleague that is here for hours.

Lives change when a homeless woman, in desperate search of a better life, meets a social worker with troubles of her own.

Where we come from shapes who we are, and how others see us. Home gives us a sense of belonging and stability. It’s so much more than just a...

A hip, misguided Southern California couple decide to make a difference in the lives of the homeless by giving them lollipops with a cheery slogan on...

A documentary that chronicles Pras Michel's 9-day experience as a homeless man in downtown Los Angeles. Given a dollar a day to live, his worldview...

Why don't we do something to ease the suffering of the poor, the excluded? Because we live in fear of "the other," the stranger. Filmed a few months...

A lowly comic book shop owner discovers a mysterious young woman loitering in his shop, leading to an unlikely friendship.

A celebrity reflects on his dark rise to fame.

In 1997, a group of college misfits invite an unhoused professor to crash on their porch.

The film explores the turbulent lives of homeless persons in Cologne, Germany. Through their personal belongings the homeless share with the viewer...

Julie, a teen who died from a PCP overdose in the early '70s, searches from beyond the grave for her younger brother Bob, who now in the '90s is an...

A taxi driver kicks a homeless woman out of his car. It'll be a long night until he can make amends.

Now a successful filmmaker, Lorna Tucker was once a teenage runaway sleeping rough on the streets of London. For this frank, forceful and inspiring...

An unnerving glimpse into the near future is experienced through Callum, a young drifter.

Amy is taken on a impromptu camping trip by her Dad on her 15th Birthday. Along with her little brother, the endless summer turns into an inescapable...

A collaborative video and activism project between long-time community filmmaker Rebecca Garrett and Sanctuary, a church community drop-in, evolves...