The Movie

Why a Film?

Film allows an audience to see real people in real situations. It shows what is like to be homeless. And it shows the hope, the humor, and the humanity of homeless individuals and families. Give Us Your Poor dispels myths, explores the structural and personal causes of homelessness. It demonstrates what we as a community can do to solve the problem of homelessness if we have the public and political will to do so.

Our Difference

Never before has such a comprehensive look at homelessness in the United States been put to film. Give Us Your Poor is told in large part through the voices of homeless people. Some of them have found homes, but others are still homeless. Homeless people have been involved with the film at every stage of its production -- design, content development, fundraising, and promotion.

Empathetic, intimate documentary portrayals of homeless people and the circumstances leading to their homelessness, coupled with information and stories demonstrating working solutions for prevention and intervention, will provide the audience with the substance needed to grasp the dimensions of the homeless problem. The audience will learn that ultimately, there is hope.

Filming has already begun in New Mexico, and will include people and locations in Omaha, Boston, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. From the desert Southwest, up to the Northwest corner of the country, across the heartland of America, to the cityscapes of the East Coast, this demographic and geographic diversity will increase understanding of the many faces of homelessness.

Who's Involved

Give Us Your Poor is a grassroots movement coordinating experts (homeless and housed) with conscientious citizens; famous figures from government, academia, and entertainment with committed everyday Americans; a national vision with the local means to spread and implement it. Listed below are some of our key players, but everyone in every walk of life has a role to play if we are truly one community. Please consider contributing your own skills and energy toward the development of fundraising opportunities, special events, and community action forums in your part of the country.


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	Home > Movie/CD: The Movie The Movie Why a Film? Film allows an audience to see real people in real situations. It shows what is like to be homeless. And it shows the hope, the humor, and the humanity of homeless individuals and families. Give Us Your Poor dispels myths, explores the structural and personal causes of homelessness. It demonstrates what we as a community can do to solve the problem of homelessness if we have the public and political will to do so. Our Difference Never before has such a comprehensive look at homelessness in the United States been put to film. Give Us Your Poor is told in large part through the voices of homeless people. Some of them have found homes, but others are still homeless. Homeless people have been involved with the film at every stage of its production -- design, content development, fundraising, and promotion. Empathetic, intimate documentary portrayals of homeless people and the circumstances leading to their homelessness, coupled with information and stories demonstrating working solutions for prevention and intervention, will provide the audience with the substance needed to grasp the dimensions of the homeless problem. The audience will learn that ultimately, there is hope. Filming has already begun in New Mexico, and will include people and locations in Omaha, Boston, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. From the desert Southwest, up to the Northwest corner of the country, across the heartland of America, to the cityscapes of the East Coast, this demographic and geographic diversity will increase understanding of the many faces of homelessness. Who's Involved Give Us Your Poor is a grassroots movement coordinating experts (homeless and housed) with conscientious citizens; famous figures from government, academia, and entertainment with committed everyday Americans; a national vision with the local means to spread and implement it. Listed below are some of our key players, but everyone in every walk of life has a role to play if we are truly one community. Please consider contributing your own skills and energy toward the development of fundraising opportunities, special events, and community action forums in your part of the country.