'They Need Us' - Length 3:16 Georgina provides lunch for homeless women in an inner city park. She had never met them before. Some had tumbled quickly and unexpectedly from respectable middle class suburbia. Women in their fifties are Australia’s new poor. Georgina is fighting to change things. ‘Sometimes [...]
'Look ‘Em In The Eye' - Length 5:49 Ross Turnbull played Rugby for Australia. He organised many multi- million dollar deals. He was sacked as Chair of the NRMA. He went bankrupt. He moved from a well-to-do Sydney suburb to a hostel in Rozelle where he learnt more from the homeless [...]
'In Tune' - Length 2:15 Jay is your upper class Woolloomooloo lady. She tends the community garden right next to where most of the homeless sleep. Both sides of the fence get on with their day without a problem in the world. ‘The single greatest lesson the garden teaches [...]
'Welcome To Woolloomooloo' - Length 5:35 Ken is the heart and soul of the Hope Street Mission in Woolloomooloo. Besides being a Baptist Church pastor he runs the Back Shed café where all sorts pop in. He gives us some raw insights into Australia’s most densely populated outpost for the lost [...]
'Why Do We Fight?' - Length 5:45 Joe was on the streets at 14. He spent ten years in jail for armed robbery. He’s bi-polar. His art helped him survive seriously tough times. He has powerful opinions on the link between mental illness, breaking the law and homelessness. Sadly Joe passed [...]
Stories From The Edge
'More Than Just A Good Feed' - Length 2:25 The Exodus Foundation serves around one thousand free meals every day. As Bill shows us though, Exodus is far more than just that. It’s a community where people care for each other. It’s a place which offers vital services in Social Health [...]
'Champion Thing' - Length 4:19 Jacob was beaten as a kid and is brain damaged from a car accident. He walks every day from Ashfield to Central Station to catch up with the homeless who have become his only friends. He helps out on the food vans to assist the disadvantaged. [...]
'The Martian Guy' - Length 2:09 Lisbeth used to work with the Police Force. When her violent relationship partner suddenly died she really hit the booze. Depression and all dark things descended. She lost her job and home. She moved to a tiny Housing Commission flat. She met a Martian. She [...]
'Hyde Park Boy' - Length 4:11 Barrett is just over 30. He was on the streets at 13. He spent time in jail for manslaughter. He sleeps right outside a plush Sydney café. He has the cocky arrogance of a survivor of tough times and deep pain. He’s Chess Master of [...]
