Outside. Alone: Homeless in Cardiff [a Dogma Films short documentary]

Directed by Claudio Laurini
Produced by Lucrezia Lozza
What's it like to be homeless in Cardiff? What are the authorities doing to help ease the suffering of the ever-increasing homeless population of the Capital? We follow formerly roofless activist and outreach worker Chris on his bi-weekly foray onto the streets of Cardiff. where, on an entirely voluntary basis, He helps bring some much needed dignity to those in need of help.
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[@jellyboy123]

i'm so lucky to have a roof over my head.

[@hemaraman1581]

100% True

[@daveponto4957]

Jesus this what’s the uk needs and also needs to be shared credit to you guys standing up to the backwards system he’s needs to get into government

[@richardevans7035]

Well done fella in turning you life around and helping others,

[@thecultofjohnnydelr.soulsw7010]

Hmmmm

[@bran756]

Thanks guys,keep up the work.

[@catherine628]

This is amazing man in the world he would do anything for his self and his family got amazing wife an amazing kids yeah beautiful they are my angel every time I’m on the streets he will say hi to me and support me and be there for me, I know I live with my mum, are you always come and say hello to me follow these people and like and share and I do think the world of his family so much with all my heart Lee is the best guy ever seen and his wife. Have you got a beautiful kids and beautiful daughter.

[@internetmail3888]

Well done to this man. He should start his own charity.

[@ceinwenowen8525]

Well done for giving them the help they need 😇the tent situation is the most bizarre !it saddens me deeply that they get taken away or police make a scene.I was in the park opposite the museum and police came to intervene because they were using tents it’s awful

[@The8224sm]

The dirty truth is that the rich are the great cause of poverty. Michael P -Arenti

[@davidwacko]

why u help losers

[@tomfinney3416]

and i am so glad you met each other and found life in a home together ,its good the work you do giving back is noble , i take my hat off to you

[@michaelpout4798]

These people do more for the homeless than the local council do

[@toniesan]

Watching this video, I realized that what really counts in life are only three things: shelter, food and significant others. Other things are only perks that we can do without.

[@tednash7210]

Well done to you guys, hearts the size of basket balls. I sincerely hope you get increased and continued support and eventually I hope you will not be needed. My fullest of respect to you. If you need anything drop me line via facebook mate.

[@kevintravis5123]

what a lovely thing to do... please keep up he good work , they need you !!

[@cherryrotella3714]

God bless you and your wife 🙏🏼

[@tebmc3466]

A lot of us take simple things in life for granted always remember there is always someone worse of then you, be grateful for what u have not what you don't have.

[@daveconyard8946]

Thanks for what you are doing true good people Keep safe all, ❤👍

[@deanhopkins340]

Top couple . Been homless myself and i wouldnt wish it on anyone . Keep up the good work

[@brendalandes1813]

Was born in Cardiff in 1940. I left when I was 22. I can’t remember ever seeing homeless people even in the dock area. However my dad taught in Herbert Thomson Secondary modern school in Ely. He told me that some parents were suite happy for their children to go to prison, as they at least would have three meals a day. I have never forgotten that.

[@jimbojet8728]

That Counsellor lady is a diamond. Who couldn’t work with her. A more genuine caring person you won’t meet. This guy Dogma Films? We all are lucky he’s there doing what we gave no courage to do. Damn! I wish I could help.

[@dogmafilms6022]

Dogma Films is us, the guys who made the film. The subject of the film is Chris! Thanks for your comments!

[@tommyhassan3545]

Great fella doing great things cardiff council got noe shame

[@pokerknight1]

Well done mate. I am from Cardiff but live in Hastings. I would like to find a cheap place in Cardiff, even to share with 1 other person. Cos my sister and step mother live in Cardiff.

[@BerylSlocombe]

Good on you for helping then

[@TheDarrenguyuk]

least this chris good nuff help homeles out big up

[@gordonhotchkiss646]

Its 1 month and 1 week for universal credit. Basicaly they assess your claim every month. Once they have assessed your claim they then send out a payment which you get 7 days later. The first assessment is exactly 1 month after you put your claim in. Say you start your claim on the first of a month(Example 1st of December). They do an assessment on the first of the next month (aka 1st of January) and then you get your payment 7 days later on the 8th. I have just had to sign onto Universal Credit and that is what they told me

[@alphalunamare]

Well done mate! :-)

[@elizabethoxley8375]

How can people sleep at night knowing that somebody is sleeping rough. Would I like to help but don't know people's circumstances.

[@gordonhotchkiss6426]

The Huggard run a number of hostels or they used to. Last time I was homeless I couldn't go back because I owed money and it wasn't even my fault. Whilst I was their I got a job and for 2 months they kept telling me all I had to pay was £10 a week as the benefits were paying the rest to help me sort myself out. I thought great. But I did say are you sure and to check and for 2 months they insisted on £10 a week. Then after 2 months they said oh sorry we made a mistake, the benefits hadn't been paid the extra and you owe about £600. I was making £200 a week on my job and they out of that expecting me to pay the rent and the debt.

[@PhillipplaistedPlaisted-qu7nc]

You will find with most homless people that when they do get some sort of help offered too them too get of the streets they don't always want it because for them they ara mostly used too liveing rough and if they were too go back in doors they would have too be clean of drink abd drugs and most of them ara happy doing what they ara doing unfortunately thats reality behind being homless

[@raybowen3441]

How do I contact this guy

[@paulwarren9854]

I say Hi to all - whoever.. Noticed a number of passive faces disappear from Roath suberbs lately.. Been given move on notices.?

[@tomfinney3416]

we all have to stop walking by as if its just the new normal,seeing tents in the street ,insteadwe should stop join together march on our council offices and demand that homelessness ends its not difficult either , so many empty properties , take the boards off get our fellow humans off the streets

[@pokerknight1]

Finland solved homelessness by providing small homes for all homeless.

[@BerylSlocombe]

They are takeneverthing

[@The8224sm]

I emigrated from Cardiff to Australia, I don't know if you have the same scheme in Wales as we do over here. The Salvation Army has a scheme, which we use at Christmas time for our family's Xmas presents. The Salvos offer a thing where we can make a donation and receive a receipt for, say $20, 30, 40, or whatever you can afford. The receipt will have the name of your relative on it, inside a Christmas card. That is their chrissie present. We buy toys for the kidillies, of course, but the adults all get a salvo receipt with a different sentence on it, saying this will provide a meal for a homeless person or a bed for the night etc. One benefit of this idea is we don't have to elbow our way around department stores, buying stuff that the recipient may not like, plus they can claim it on their next tax return. Why give money to big companies that don't pay any tax. I watched several KZbin Videos showing how Finland solved the homeless problem, there's even a Wikipedia page on it. Type In, How Finland Solved The Homeless Problem. I hope you would like to try this Xmas idea from the Salvos, and see if any other homeless charities offer the same deal, one of our rellies is gay so we get a receipt from one of the LBGQT homeless-supported charities that are cool about being gay. Unfortunately, the Tories love to persecute the poor and powerless, because they know they can't fight back. Unfortunately, the predominantly right-wing media cheer them on because they are owned by billionaires. When I lived in Cardiff, in the sixties, homeless men or women, at the start of winter would smash a shop window in Queen Street and wait for the police to arrive and plead guilty and get a spell in jail, where they get a warm bed and three meals a day. This was mainly older people because they realised they have little chance of getting a job, so a criminal record wasn't a problem. I don't think that this wonderful man and woman will ever be on the Queen's New Years' Honour list. Do we really live in a civilised society?

[@endoftherope]

What's like to live in a country where everyone is to lazy and weak to take care of themselves

[@davidwacko]

why u help these they wont help you