This is a documentary which includes interviews and actuality gathered in the streets of Houston, Texas. Individual modules explore the conditions and problems facing the homeless. An abused mother talks about her drug-addict boyfriend who she left and found support in a shelter. Sharon, another victim of abuse, speaks about her experiences as a drug addict and prostitute and her urge to turn her life around. Several others speak about their home life and the reasons for being led into the streets. CONTENT: pt.1. Actuality of an abused mother| Mark (7:30) — pt.2. Actuality of a male hustler| Samantha (4:12) — pt.3. Actuality of “Chicken Man” street person| Sharon (11:00) — pt.4. Actuality of street person| Chris (7:45) — pt.5. Actuality of a male hustler| David (7:14).
Homeless in Houston
PRA Archive #:
TZ0039
Date Recorded On:
Houston, Texas, 1988.
Date Broadcast On:
1988-05-25
Item Duration:
00:39:23
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Program: Homeless in Houston
Contributors:
Narrator: Kathy Dietrich
Narrator and Producer: Dan Gibfried
Distributor: Distributor
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