The Street: A Film with the Homeless (1997)
- Original title
- The Street
- Directed by
- Daniel Cross
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 58 min
- Rating
- 9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary follows three homeless people in Montreal over six years. It shows their cycles of addiction and recovery, and their struggle to maintain dignity in a failing social system.
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What happens
The Street: A Film with the Homeless is a 78-minute 1997 documentary film about the homeless in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The film was directed by Daniel Cross and produced by him and Don Haig. The production houses were the National Film Board of Canada and Necessary Illusions Productions Inc. Made over 6 years, "The Street" is the result of the filmmakers' total immersion into the world of the homeless. It is a study of 3 homeless Montrealers who can be seen mostly near the city's Guy–Concordia metro station of Société de transport de Montréal (STM). Characters experience cycles of addiction and recovery, hope and despair - but rise above the street with a sense of dignity, humanity and community. Set in a context which sees our civil society disintegrating and the safety-net collapsing, "The Street" covers a complex social issue. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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