Hidden Bibliographic Details
| Varying Form of Title: | Street : a film with the homeless
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| Other authors / contributors: | Cross, Daniel (Documentary filmmaker), director, producer.
Necessary Illusions (Firm), production company.
National Film Board of Canada, production company.
EyeSteelFilm (Firm), publisher.
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| Digital file characteristics: | video file
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| Notes: | Title from resource description page (viewed September 09, 2020).
Originally produced in 1996.
Executive producer, Peter Wintonick ; associate producers (National Film Board) Don Haig, Richard Michaud, Dennis Murphy, Adam Symansky and Andre Herman (Concordia University) ; camera, Richard Boyce ; editor, Peter Wintonick ; music composed by Jimmy James.
Participants: Danny Claven, John Claven, Frank O'Malley.
In English.
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| Summary: | The Street is a moving and intimate study of three homeless Montrealers, with a unique approach that is neither voyeuristic nor judgmental. Characters experience cycles of addiction and recovery, hope and despair, but rise above with a sense of dignity, humanity, and community.The film explores the social and economic complexities of homelessness without relying on mediated and damaging stereotypes. Through its emotional appeal, it works to transcend the statistical and emotional haze which surrounds most public commentary on the homeless. In doing so, it ultimately bridges the gap between compassion and action - between us and them. By concentrating on just three individuals, the film makes the homeless problem a personal one, allowing audiences to experience a more personal side of homelessness.
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