Downtown and Out | Homeless Documentary in Luton

[@JM-ib7gw]

Excellent cinematography and structure. And an important issue told by the homeless themselves. Powerful. Impressive work

[@andrewgreen7996]

My heart goes out to theses poor people as one day it might happen to yourself!!!!

[@pj-ci8bc]

Very powerful, so awful what people have to deal with in the streets.

[@celticwarrior777]

Can be one paycheque away from eviction. Can be anyone

[@JohnRosado-n8t]

It can be just one paycheque for sure.....no one i know is rich!

[@ianthomson3288]

Heart breaking stuff as you can see that there are a lot of good people there who through no fault of their own have ended up on the streets.

[@geistgraff150]

Thanks for publishing Mr Rory. Colossal work, excellent photography. Keep following the light you've got in yourself

[@willowtree4121]

Listen to Ralph McTell's 'Streets of London', that was written in 1969, nothing changes.

[@russflyin]

iv been there 2 years its not easy and no one will help you but yourself..

[@peacewalker7675]

Lots of homeless charities do help

[@museonfilm8919]

@@peacewalker7675 Charities can help yes, and they do good work, but the final push to get out of the spiral of homelessness is on the individual. Far too many homeless in my town, hang around with their mates all day drinking and smoking gear. They are sometimes their own worst enemies.

[@rog3833]

I was street homeless for 2 years, sleeping in a bin. Didn't drink or do gear. Got told to bugger off cos i was a single male with no dependants. The absolute irony of it was - that thru the months of stress - i developed psychosis, and got sectioned - and that was the only reason the council decided to house me in the end, cos i was now seen as a vulnerable adult. So basically - i had to go off my rocker to be taken seriously. Dont judge the homeless - not everyone is on the smack or booze. Sometimes, life just deals you a crap hand, and you fall thru the safety net that supposed to help you.

[@mirabella2154]

What a horrific situation to be in and a disgrace especially for any so-called 1st world country...

[@PhillipplaistedPlaisted-qu7nc]

When you have be long term homless for such a long time it can be vary difficult to get back into normal life again because of drugs addiction and alcohol addiction its a vary difficult life to get out of unfortunately 😀

[@clairelivefreeordie2551]

There are AA meetings in Britain, no? Even the best doctors fully support AA as it's saved many an alcoholic & is a God given program imo.

[@MikeManning-p8u]

If you have money to buy drugs and alcohol, then you're not really homeless.

[@PhillipplaistedPlaisted-qu7nc]

You can still buy drug and drink and still be homless because most homless people make money from begging when they ask people for change thats how they can still get money from asking member if public

[@MikeManning-p8u]

They spend many thousands of dollars on drugs and alcohol and still claimed they are broke and homeless. This is not about not having money, this is about getting your priority straight. They wouldn't be homeless if they make good decisions about how to spend their money. Put that money on rents and food instead of drugs and alcohol.

[@PhillipplaistedPlaisted-qu7nc]

You probably wii never understand about homless people its not just about being homless a lot of those people that often do drink and drugs have had really nasty things that have happened to them from their childhoods thats what often brings some people to addiction

[@PhillipplaistedPlaisted-qu7nc]

If i was homeless i would make sure that i have got everything with me at all times and sleep behind buildings and in the morning go to the homless day centers for food and a wash and just beg everyday and drink and chill with other homeless people get them a drink and just i guess stick together

[@debst.george4437]

I'd find people I could trust and get together to build a home out in the woods with heat and solar for electric. Bushcraft it. Together you can do more. Believe it or not all homeless are not bad. Just in a bad place. You can all grow food together and live fairly decent. ❤

[@christophervant-o1q]

i,m from luton....remember the "exodus collective"..90,s party collective...they squatted propertys,had a communal farm etc....did a lot,to end homelessness in luton...what happened?beaten down,by the police,council, etc...

[@PhillipplaistedPlaisted-qu7nc]

I spent 3 and half mouths in prison then when i got released they moved me all the way up too Birmingham were i wasn't even from i don't have any family or local connection too Birmingham im from Oxfordshire Banbury so after my probation has finished i be going back too my home county again i be street homless again but i be closer too my mom so it won't be that bad and i have a homless drop in center too go too and i have a bite of money on my ones back in Oxford sometimes thing just don't work out for some people

[@PhillipplaistedPlaisted-qu7nc]

Thank you vary much mate the problem that i find being in Birmingham is that for one i not from the Birmingham area im from Oxfordshire that were my local connection is and my mom and sister there so im probably better of liveing on the streets and spending a few nights at my mom place then back on the streets and i would see more of my mom then i do now i can always drop in at the day center for food and shower and breakfast then most days do my begging just get by that way