The Truth? was shot with the intention of stirring up as many questions as possible. I was not trying to get the audience's sympathy for homeless individuals but instead just engorge them with as much information as possible. As I was interviewing the two homeless guys I was trying to get an understanding of what a typical day for them was like and how they ended up in such a predicament.
Although the film was meant to have a serious tone, it begins to take a surreal turn to the comedic realm when Joe the crazy hobo begins ranting about politics and how "cocaine is the bomb." The two individuals were as polar opposites as you could imagine. One was a young, Caucasian male (Gerald Griffin) who was a Victim to Katrina and had lost everything. He had just got fired from his job and had been wandering the streets for about three weeks.
Joe the crazy hobo (what most of his friends called him) had been homeless for more than fifteen years. An old, african american male with conspiracy theories about the World Trade Center and Snapple being a Bin Laden company. Both met behind a dumpster one night and had been friends since.
At the end of the film the audience is left to decide what they think about The Truth? Who's fault is it that these men are homeless? Does America help stop poverty? Does anybody care? The Truth? will help you with the questions, the answers are up to you.
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