"Skid Row"

Documentary description:
“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.


This documentary was an eye-opening to me. I've been to LA twice, stayed in downtown and walked around while I was there. I never knew about Skid Row, which was only a several blocks away from where I've been to!!
There are more than 10000 homeless people living in Skid Row. Drag addicts, ones who lost a job, and others.. how they are living on a street is really awful. It may be their fault to end up there, but some had no choice(losing jobs and all). This is a very serious problem in US. Homeless people become dehumanized there. Literally.