The Fugees' Pras does Skid Row documentary
I thought this was interesting, whether you agree or disagree on how he did this documentary...quite insightful, nevertheless.
Pras' latest project, though, is not about music but rather a unique documentary called "Skid Row." For nine days, he went undercover as a homeless person here in downtown L.A. (from PBS, Tavis Smiley)
(text below from the interview)
Michel: Well, I think the basic level is this - and there's two sides to it, but I'm going to give you one basic. When you see someone who's homeless and asks you for money or whatever, whether you have it or not, acknowledge that person. Sorry, brother, I don't have it. Because you just made that person day because you acknowledge him as a human being.
See, what happens is we like to think like they invisible - they don't exist. Like homelessness is a disease. It's not a disease; it's a condition, okay? So we'll see animals, like a dog up the street, we'll be ready to go and pet that dog, we don't even know who that dog is, right? But someone's homeless, we kind of act like there's a barrier between us.
And so now you make that person feel less than a dog. See what I'm saying to you? That's the basic - I don't expect people to go live on Skid Row around their cities to experience it, but something as simple - because you never know. Acknowledging that person, you just gave that person a drive or motivation to want to get out of their situation. You understand what I'm saying to you?
Watch and read the full interview over here.
The official movie site:
Skid Row: Documentary
Pras' non profit organization:
prAsperity project
Pras' latest project, though, is not about music but rather a unique documentary called "Skid Row." For nine days, he went undercover as a homeless person here in downtown L.A. (from PBS, Tavis Smiley)
(text below from the interview)
Michel: Well, I think the basic level is this - and there's two sides to it, but I'm going to give you one basic. When you see someone who's homeless and asks you for money or whatever, whether you have it or not, acknowledge that person. Sorry, brother, I don't have it. Because you just made that person day because you acknowledge him as a human being.
See, what happens is we like to think like they invisible - they don't exist. Like homelessness is a disease. It's not a disease; it's a condition, okay? So we'll see animals, like a dog up the street, we'll be ready to go and pet that dog, we don't even know who that dog is, right? But someone's homeless, we kind of act like there's a barrier between us.
And so now you make that person feel less than a dog. See what I'm saying to you? That's the basic - I don't expect people to go live on Skid Row around their cities to experience it, but something as simple - because you never know. Acknowledging that person, you just gave that person a drive or motivation to want to get out of their situation. You understand what I'm saying to you?
Watch and read the full interview over here.
The official movie site:
Skid Row: Documentary
Pras' non profit organization:
prAsperity project
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