The clip’s director and producer told BuzzFeed News why they undertook the project and discussed how it has been received.
A video showing men from a Los Angeles homeless shelter receiving free haircuts has been watched more than a million times in just a few weeks.
The 76-second clip shows the transformation four men from the Union Rescue Mission underwent after visiting a barber.
Its writer and producer, Tyler Bridges, told BuzzFeed News that people's perception of homelessness somehow being below them inspired the video.
“I wanted to do something to show others that they [people who are homeless] really aren't that different – they're just like you and me,” he said.
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