The project investigates how time-based systems, such as curfews, bureaucratic delays, and access schedules, can reinforce the exclusion of people experiencing homelessness. The author designed and produced the documentary independently, from research to final edit, using qualitative methods, narrative analysis, and interviews.

The work featured conversations with a young person with lived experience of homelessness, and Dr Michelle Bastian (University of Edinburgh), whose research on critical time studies provided a critical lens. The combination allowed for the identification and filling of a gap in existing literature by bringing a real voice into a discussion too often dominated by abstract policy language.

The outcome was both rigorous and accessible: an audio documentary that blended lived experience with academic theory to raise new questions about social exclusion. It was recognised with a First Class Honours, presented at the 8th DEN Annual International Student Conference, and published in the edited volume Just Futures. Sustainability, Inclusivity & Education (2025).