FIX: The Story of an Addicted City (2003)

Original title

Fix: The Story of an Addicted City

Directed by

Nettie Wild

Genre

documentary film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 32m

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows activists and officials in Vancouver as they push to open North America's first legal supervised injection site for drug users. It shows the efforts of drug users, organizers, and the mayor working to reduce harm in their city.

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What happens

Fix: The Story of an Addicted City is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Nettie Wild and released in 2003. The film centres on Vancouver's campaign to launch Insite, North America's first legal supervised injection site for injection drug users. Figures interviewed in the film include drug user Dean Wilson, activist and organizer Ann Livingston, and Vancouver mayor Philip Owen. The film won the Genie Award for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 24th Genie Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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