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Life on Victor Street

2012 29 min
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This short documentary depicts an Aboriginal Winnipeg teen’s struggle to stay in school and away from local gangs. Filmed over 2 years, the film is a moving portrait of one family trying to break the cycle of addiction, violence and poverty in an environment filled with anger and despair.

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This short documentary depicts an Aboriginal Winnipeg teen’s struggle to stay in school and away from local gangs. Filmed over 2 years, the film is a moving portrait of one family trying to break the cycle of addiction, violence and poverty in an environment filled with anger and despair.

Children and Youth Indigenous Peoples in Canada (First Nations and Métis) Social Issues All subjects
  • writer
    Kirby Hammond
  • director
    Kirby Hammond
  • producer
    Bonnie Thompson
  • editor
    Joni Church
    Erika MacPherson
  • story editing
    Erika MacPherson
  • director of photography
    Kirby Hammond
  • location sound recording
    Kirby Hammond
  • production assistant
    Roger Boyer
  • B camera
    Roger Boyer
  • sound design
    Howard Rissin
  • mix
    Howard Rissin
  • online editor
    Tony Wytinck
  • colourist
    Tony Wytinck
  • production coordinator
    Ginette D'Silva
    Faye Yoneda
  • production supervisor
    Mark Power
  • marketing manager
    Leslie Stafford
  • program administrator
    Darin Clausen
  • executive producer
    David Christensen

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