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Through a Blue Lens

199952mNo ratings yet
  • Documentary

Overview

This documentary, set in the Lower East End of Vancouver's downtown core, is a pretty honest account of life on the streets in urban Canada. It is aimed at educating high school kids on the dangers of addiction to hard drugs and is the brainchild of a group of city police officers who videotape their interactions with local homeless personalities.

Keywords

  • drug addiction
  • woman director
  • police
  • cocaine
  • prostitute
  • police officer
  • heroin addict
  • heroin addiction
  • street life
  • psychosis
  • british columbia
  • vancouver

Details

Status
Released
Release date
November 20, 1999
Original language
English
Spoken languages
English
Countries
Canada
Production
ONF,NFB,ONF | NFB
Cinematography
Daniel C. Mannix
Budget
Not recorded
Revenue
Not recorded
Through a Blue Lens (1999) | Kinocult