Event Category: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

I Am Homeless

A group of girls from Belfast investigate homelessness and are shocked at what they find. Made as part of the BoldVoices programme in partnership with BoldFace Productions and Community Foundation Northern Ireland.

I Am Homeless

Video length - 03.59

Published date - Mar 2011

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

Then and Now

Joyce Kudia looks at Charles Booth’s Map Descriptive of London Poverty in 1889-1891 and visits Brick Lane in the East End of London to see if the same class divisions still exist. This film was produced by Manifesta as part of their Breaking into the Museum project, with support from the Museum of London and the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Then and Now

Video length - 02.54

Published date - Dec 2010

Keystage(s) - 4

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Poverty And Christianity

TrueTube visited Rev. Stephen Sichel of St. Matthew’s Church in Brixton to ask him about the Christian perspective on poverty.

Poverty And Christianity

Video length - 03.14

Published date - Dec 2010

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

Sofa Surfers

A homeless girl talks about how she splits her nights between friends’ sofas and the streets. She describes her experience of living under a bridge in a park.

Sofa Surfers

Video length - 02.58

Published date - Mar 2009

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

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Paul’s Story: How I Became Homeless

Paul tells the story of how he became homeless. He discusses the difference between how he used to see money, and how he sees it now.

Paul’s Story: How I Became Homeless

Video length - 3.04

Published date - Mar 2009

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

Crisis At Christmas – In this documentary we learn about a Christmas appeal run by the homelessness charity Crisis. The film features interviews with many people whose lives have been changed by the charity, with more information about their cause.

Crisis At Christmas

Video length - 03.41

Published date - Jan 2008

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

Christmas in a Gutter – TrueTube takes to the streets to ask if Christmas makes people think more about those who live in poverty. The general public answer questions concerning how guilty they feel around the seasonal celebrations for the homeless, those less fortunate and the poor.

Christmas in a Gutter

Video length - 01.58

Published date - Dec 2007

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

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City Vs Countryside – One boy from the city and one boy from the countryside, two completely different lives. TrueTube follows both boys to find their opinions on where they’ve grown up, what they want to do with their lives and how their money should be spent.

City Vs Countryside

Video length - 2.46

Published date - Dec 2007

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

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Five Go To India – The winning team of Linvoy Primus’s ‘Football and Faith’ head over to India to see how their money is being spent. During their journey they experienced poverty on a level they didn’t think possible, and talk of people in terrible conditions in comparison to England.

Five Go To India

Video length - 02.17

Published date - Dec 2007

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

So You Think You’re Poor? – TrueTube hits the streets asking the general public how much money they think they would need to last a week, and what essentials do they feel they could not live without. We then watch their reaction after learning how much half the world’s population gets to live off.