Our Homeless, doc film release

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Chattown Chatta: Our Homeless, is a collection of interviews with unsheltered people taken on the streets of Chattanooga Tennessee. The book contains twenty one interviews transcribed from about 3.5 hours of video. The documentary film is condensed to 58 minutes. It is intended to be used as the basis for panel discussions which are being scheduled, so watch here for announcements. It is our desire that this project will contribute to collective social change and government policy improvements.

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Watch documentary film HERE

Purchase book on Amazon HERE

10% of book sales are donated to The Chatt Foundation

“Inside of this book you will find interviews with homeless people selected randomly from the streets of Chattanooga, Tennessee. This project is dedicated to providing a space for the unsheltered to tell their own stories in their own words, so that the housed may hear, understand, and grow in compassion for the people we view daily on our streets from a distance. Their stories may in some cases confirm our preconceptions, but more often, these stories will disturb our presumptions.”

Interviews near Chatt Foundation

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In July 2024 our crew interviewed several homeless people in front of The Chatt Foundation, a resource center and congregating place for our homeless citizens. These interviewees as well as others from previous interviews speak of the ways the Foundation has assisted them.

Note: The Chatt Foundation was not involved in this production.

http://www.chattfoundation.org

Hear Tasha’s story in her own words HERE

7:40 minutes

Hear Angel’s story HERE

7:47 Minutes

Hear Man-Man’s story HERE

7:47 Min

Hear Skip’s story HERE

6:26 Min

Hear Don’s story and a poem, HERE

11 minutes

Hear Smitty’s story and a good talk about life with Mark, HERE

14 minutes

1st Interview video: Mike

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This is how it started: I saw a guy riding around the neighborhood on his bike, peddling with one leg, and I was amazed and curious. Then I saw him going to and from the vacant building next door and knew I had to meet him and hear his story. I recorded it and realized that the other people of Chattanooga should hear his story too. And so began this project: Chattown People: Our Homeless

Watch the 16 minute video HERE