Through a blue lens
Type
Audio/Visual
Authors
Category
Audio Visual and Multimedia Materials
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Publication Year
1999
Publisher
National Film Board of Canada, Canada
Tags
Odd Squad (Vancouver B.C.), Vancouver (B.C.). -- Police Department, Drug addicts -- British Columbia -- Vancouver, Police-community relations -- British Columbia -- Vancouver, Drug abuse -- British Columbia -- Vancouver, Drug abuse -- Prevention, Homeless persons -- British Columbia -- Vancouver, Drug Abuse, Drug addicts, Homeless persons, Police-community relations, British Columbia -- Vancouver, Documentary films
Abstract
"Constable Al Arsenault, along with six other policemen, began video-documenting the lives of people on their beat to create a powerful educational tool to help prevent drug use among young people. This unique group of officers, who formed a non-profit group dubbed the Odd Squad, resulted in an unusual relationship between the police and addicts in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. The result is a documentary that gives addicts a voice to talk about who they are, and how they got to the streets. Through their participation, they hope to stop others joining their nightmare."--WorldCat.org.
Number of Copies
1
