The choice of shooting this gripping documentary in black and white was perfect. It added to the dark atmosphere those homeless people have to live in. Living like rats in this century, and that whilst other people live in luxury just a couple blocks away, it's a harsh contrast. Not all homeless are crackheads, some came in this situation by bad luck, bad choices in life or other circumstances. It doesn't really matter, what matters is how we still allow for people to live like this. The documentary is exceptionally well shot, with poignant interviews from desperate people that still try to see the positive in their situations. It's hard to imagine some of them lived there for over twenty years, I doubt I could make it longer than one day. Dark Days by Marc Singer is an eye opener if you have no clue how people try to survive day by day, how some futile things to us are so important to others. The soundtrack of DJ Shadow fitted perfectly. Glad to see the documentary ended with some hopeful images as nobody deserves to live like this.
Review of Dark Days
