This documentary makes homeless people seem more like the rest of us through interviews and by showing them doing “normal” things like the rest of us do, like cooking, cleaning, taking care of pets, etc. The odd thing is that these homeless people live in an underground Amtrak tunnel near Penn Station in NYC. It is amazing how they set up there own community underground using odds and ends. I couldn’t believe that people would choose to live like that instead of going to a shelter. The filth and vermin they lived with made my stomach kind of turn. But these people were adamant about staying away from homeless shelters. I guess those places must be pretty bad. Needless to say, this documentary was pretty sobering. It was one of those things that makes you feel really lucky to have whatever you have. The end was nice. Although they got evicted from the tunnel, the homeless were able to get housing through section 8. They were so happy to be in a place of their own, no matter how simple, that it almost makes you tear up.

Oh, if you liked this, you would probably like the documentary Crackheads Gone Wild. (No, it is nothing like those Girls Gone Wild tapes they advertise for on tv, no worries.) Crackheads Gone Wild is a little graphic, but I recommend it. It definitely has shock value.