Some of the common myths about homeless people are debunked in this hard-hitting documentary. In it, hard-working people with jobs are shown to be unable to afford housing. The people shown here are not drug addicts, criminals, wildly lazy people or exiles from mental institutions. Another feature of the documentary is that it explores the growing distaste and impatience of the comfortably off with the whole issue of homelessness, and in particular their irritation at the inconveniences posed by the homeless taking shelter in subway stations, Grand Central, and elsewhere. The director exposes the ludicrousness of notions that anyone can survive in New York on $92.00 per month - which is what the homeless are given to alleviate their condition. Archival footage and scenes from a Preston Sturges film, Sullivan's Travels are also included.
by Clarke Fountain
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