The Reel: Five Watches on Homelessness

Documentaries and talks are a key part of our research phase here at Battery Powered.  In the course of preparing for each theme, we watch dozens of films and videos.  We like to curate the top five from our viewing to share with the Battery Powered community to deepen your understanding of our current theme. 

Below are our top recommended viewings to deepen your understanding of Homelessness in San Francisco and the Bay Area. In these, we explore the history of homelessness and how we got where we are today, meet people experiencing homelessness, and learn about some of the most successful approaches to making homelessness rare, brief and a one time experience.

Be sure to also check out the Issue Brief on Homelessness: Solutions for San Francisco here.

SF's Homeless Problem. How Did We Get Here? 7-minute watch

A look at San Francisco's homeless problem, and how it developed over time.

Tender Souls - 24 minute watch

This documentary follows three Tenderloin residents that live vastly different lives in the same square mile and yet share a common history of pain and struggle.

Bay Area Homelessness, Concern or Crisis - 48-minute watch

An exploration of homelessness in the Bay Area that looks into the housing crisis, mental health care and more across the region.

#InvisibleNoMore - 4-minute watch

A raw look at the lives of young people experiencing homelessness in San Francisco.

The Housing First Approach to Homelessness - 14-minute watch

How one man went from skeptic to believer in the Housing First approach to solving homelessness.

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