Skid Row
“Skid Row” is a 50-square block area in downtown Los Angeles where an average of 90,000 homeless and transient people live on any given night. More than just a place - it’s a way of life, a mind set, the last resort for those who have given up on society and, in many cases, themselves.
In the feature documentary SKID ROW, Pras Michel - one third of the successful hip-hop band The Fugees - lives on the streets of Skid Row for nine straight days and nights as a homeless person. The entire time he and his crew are undercover, using surveillance cameras. His journey is a difficult one, riddled with hunger, exposure to the elements, criminals, drugs and danger. It is also life-changing...as Pras learns not only how to fend for himself, but discovers the dark, very human and, at times, humorous underbelly of Los Angeles.
Special Guests: Pras, Producer Rob Wisdom and homeless advocate, Marc Greenberg
2007. 94 minutes.
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Skid Row
Friday, September 16, 2011, 7:00 pm–9:00 pm
In the feature documentary SKID ROW, Pras Michel - one third of the successful hip-hop band The Fugees - lives on the streets of Skid Row for nine straight days and nights as a homeless person. The entire time he and his crew are undercover, using surveillance cameras. Pras and Producer Rob Wisdom will be part of a post-screening Q&A.
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Donations are welcome. Proceeds will go to The Interfaith Assembly on Homelessness and Housing. www.iahh.org
Location
The Fifth Estate
506 Fifth Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
Directions R or F train to 4th Avenue/9th Street
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