Forty Years on from the groundbreaking
film 'Cathy Come Home', Video Nation has produced a series of video diaries
portraying homelessness today.
These films are powerful personal portraits
from people of all ages, types and backgrounds who have recently experienced
life with no home.
We turned these testimonies in to a half hour documentary called Moving On, which won Best Documentary 2007 at the Royal Television Society Midland Centre Awards.
18 Nov 2006 BEING
HOMELESS Stephen Hawman
2.59 mins
Stephen lived on the streets of Newcastle for six months and says he would
have died except for the kindness of other homeless people.
18 Nov 2006 MOGADISHU
TO MANCHESTER Mahamed Ismail
3.51 mins
Mahamed Ismail has been granted asylum in the UK for five years. For him
Manchester is a better place to be homeless than Mogadishu.
18 Nov 2006 MY
OWN FRONT DOOR Maggie Gardner
6.41 mins
Maggie shows us where she lived on the beach and streets of Brighton and
takes us back to her hostel room late at night.
18 Nov 2006 LIFE
ON LONDON'S STREETS London
5.97 mins
Michael has spent time living on the streets in London but for the last
three months he's been training as a homeless advisor.
18 Nov 2006 GETTING
SORTED Lorna Neale
2.45 mins
Big Issue vendor Lorna Neale of Gloucester is bouncing back and putting
the troubles of the past behind her.
18 Nov 2006 ISMAIL'S
HOMELESS Ismail Aboulgasim
2.18 mins
Ismail is a refugee from Darfur. His asylum appeal has been rejected and
as a result he's now homeless.
18 Nov 2006 SOFA
SURFING Russell Smith
3.25 mins
Russell left his family home two years ago following problems at home and
took A'levels while homeless.
18 Nov 2006 HIDDEN
HOMELESS Rob Johnstone
4.04 mins
Rob from Ipswich is fighting a battle with alcohol and hoping to leave the
Salvation Army hostel in Ipswich.
18 Nov 2006 LIFE
AFTER PRISON Justin Ford
3.45 mins
Justin has been staying in the Padley Hostel in Derby after his release
from prison. He says he's healthier and happier than he has been for a long
time.
18 Nov 2006 A
CHANCE TO SHINE Malcolm Driver
2.30 mins
Personal tragedy led to Malcolm being homeless. He says he's just an ordinary
guy who needs a chance.