The animated short entitled Walking Through Wonderland captures a glimpse of youth homelessness in a surreal and edgy manner. Framed around two characters building a friendship on the street, this
artistic work highlights the dualisitic nature of youth homeless culture - on one hand
there is a sense of community and safety; on the other hand, many of these
young people have experienced traumatic family pasts and exploitative street
encounters. The film was funded by The Social Sciences and Humanities Research
Council and is loosely based on health focused research carried out by Drs.
Jeff Karabanow and Jean Hughes of Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Bryan Hofbauer and Derek Jessome developed the film in collaboration with a
group of youth who have experienced homelessness.
Saw this in Anthro class today, shown to us by a guest lecturer (Dr. Karabanow). It's interesting both in the context of their work, but also a piece of work in it's own right.
Is it bad that I think "coffee for bums" is a pretty cool business and/or band name?
dreamingpixles 1 year ago
i know like this but idk what i can do for them
11372danny 1 year ago
Thank you for bringing this out into the open
VikiV403 2 years ago
Great video. Thanks for posting this.
The Task Force did a report on LGBTQ youth "Of the estimated 1.6 million homeless American youth, about 40 percent identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT).
26 percent of LGBT teens who came out to their parents/guardians were told they must leave home; they also leave home due to physical, sexual and emotional abuse. Also, LGBT youth report they are threatened, belittled and abused at shelters by staff as well as other residents."
Estraven53 2 years ago 2