Little Mountain: A Fight for Social Housing
Writer, Director: Christopher Bevacqua
14 min.
The oldest public housing site in Vancouver has been sold to private developers who plan to evict all of the tenants and demolish the site. The Steenhuisen family have lived in Little Mountain for nearly 50 years and are not leaving without a fight.
mighty folks from tiny ACORNs grow
Director: Rachel Levee
9 min.
British Columbia has one of the highest costs of living and also has the lowest minimum wage in the country - $8 an hour. To cover basic costs, a family with two working adults requires $16.74 an hour- the living wage. This film follows the stories of Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now organizers and members as they build a campaign to pass a living wage resolution in New Westminster.
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New Energy: Now or Never
Director: Eric MacIntosh
10 min.
Energy generation is a five trillion-dollar industry. Dominated by vested interests in dirty technology, outdated practices continue to threaten the sustainability of life itself. Embracing a world free from the shackles of conventional systems, the New Energy Movement introduces breakthrough solutions for a brighter future.
Little Mountain: A Fight for Social Housing
Writer, Director: Christopher Bevacqua
14 min.
The oldest public housing site in Vancouver has been sold to private developers who plan to evict all of the tenants and demolish the site. The Steenhuisen family have lived in Little Mountain for nearly 50 years and are not leaving without a fight.
Surviving in the Cracks
Director: Greg Masuda
15mins.
In March 2004, the BC government closed three Vancouver safe houses designed to protect vulnerable children from the sex trade. From this injustice a movement was born with a mandate to keep people informed
about the safe houses. In late 2008 the filmmaker follows the final weeks of rehearsals of a theatre project written from the real-life experiences of troubled youth.
WINDOWS
Director: Andres Salas
10 min.
What is home? Where is yours? What does it mean to travel and look for home far away from it? What does it mean to be homeless? This film is a trip through one day in the life of a Brazilian, a Colombian, two Canadians, and one French-Canadian that answers these questions.
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