Through a Blue Lens (1999)

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.

Release Date : November 20, 1999

Runtime : 52m

Genre : Documentary  

Companies : ONF | NFB

Countries : Canada

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