The Crisis Youth Volunteering Programme is offering young people the opportunity to create a short production looking at their experiences of being homeless.

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Tuesday Apr 22, 2008

Behind closed doors

Hi all!!!

It’s been a while, but next week we will all be getting together to get the editing done with the BBC! This is when we’ll really find out what the finished product will be like. Everyone is very keen to get to the studios to see how they all look on camera.

We have also decided to change the title of the film. Originally, we had decided on ‘Cribs for real’ which was to address the point that it isn’t as glamorous or as cool as some young people might think to move out of home. The group decided that as there wasn’t much focus on the reason we called the drama by that name, we should change it to something that relates to the film we made. The drama will be called ‘behind closed doors’. We decided on this as it address’s the hidden homelessness issue. There are a lot of people that are homeless but may not be living on the streets; they might be living in hostels, for instance. We hope to make people more aware of hidden homelessness.

The other reason as to why we decided to call it behind closed doors is also the fact that a lot of homeless people are judged and made to feel inferior to everyone else. There are some that may judge people who have become homeless without realizing what situations or backgrounds they are from. The team hopes this drama may widen a few people’s eyes on the causes and effects of homelessness.

I’ll be back next week to let you know how it all went. I’m sure there will be a few stories to tell. Until then, take care. Mo

Posted by Crisis Youth Volunteers ( 8:26 AM )
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