“A guy pulled over, gave me a cup of coffee and a bagel. About 30 seconds later a woman gave me the finger.” This is how a homeless veteran describes daily encounters with other people.
These experiences were captured by Ruben Grafe, a filmmaker who is creating a documentary about people living on the streets of Austin. Ruben tells about the eye-opening experience and how it inspired a local fundraiser.
“A lot of the times you will hear that homeless people are lazy, that they are drug addicts, or they don’t want to work, but that’s not the truth. A lot of ...