Warning: Adult Content – Pras from The Fugees goes undercover to experience first-hand what life is like on Skid Row.

“Skid Row” is a 50-square block area in downtown Los Angeles where an average of 90,000 homeless and transient people live on any given night. More than just a place - it’s a way of life, a mind set, the last resort for those who have given up on society and, in many cases, themselves. In the feature documentary SKID ROW, Pras Michel - one third of the successful hip-hop band The Fugees - lives on the streets of Skid Row for nine straight days and nights as a homeless person. The entire time he and his crew are undercover, using surveillance cameras. His journey is a difficult one, riddled with hunger, exposure to the elements, criminals, drugs and danger. It is also life-changing...as Pras learns not only how to fend for himself, but discovers the dark, very human and, at times, humorous underbelly of Los Angeles.

Skid Row

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Skid Row

Release Year: 2007

Duration: 94 min

Availability: Worldwide

“Skid Row” is a 50-square block area in downtown Los Angeles where an average of 90,000 homeless and transient people live on any given night. More than just a place - it’s a way of life, a mind set, the last resort for those who have given up on society and, in many cases, themselves. In the feature documentary SKID ROW, Pras Michel - one third of the successful hip-hop band The Fugees - lives on the streets of Skid Row for nine straight days and nights as a homeless person. The entire time he and his crew are undercover, using surveillance cameras. His journey is a difficult one, riddled with hunger, exposure to the elements, criminals, drugs and danger. It is also life-changing...as Pras learns not only how to fend for himself, but discovers the dark, very human and, at times, humorous underbelly of Los Angeles.

Directed by

Ross Clarke

Marshall Tyler

Niva Dorell

Directed by

Pras Michel

Teryn Fogel

Rob Wisdom

Original Music

Klaus Badelt

Craig Eastman

Featuring

Pras Michel

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Comments

Posted 11/05/09 by ANGELICQUE

Just shows you how “invisible” this situation is to those who could actually make a difference. Needs to be done by someone who actually has a phone to make calls for possible change. I say WOW… Takes a lot of heart to trade a five star hotel for a street and a tent… Just to bring awareness? Wow

Posted 11/01/09 by William

This guy, Pras, has nothing of substance to say here. He shares nothing with the viewer. He pretends that’s he’s homeless, says it’s rough, then goes back to his own life.

There were a few parts that I had to watch twice, because I couldn’t believe someone could say something so stupid. What made him most upset during his “homelessness” was not having a phone and not being able to contact his agent.

This is a celebrity vanity project. Don’t waste your time. I wish I hadn’t.

Posted 11/01/09 by William

This guy, Pras, has nothing of substance to say here. He shares nothing with the viewer. He pretends that’s he’s homeless, says it’s rough, then goes back to his own life.

This is a celebrity vanity project. Don’t waste your time. I wish I hadn’t.

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