NFB Collection
Flipping the World - Drugs Through a Blue Lens
200030 minFilm: Documentary
Direction: Moira Simpson
Production: Gillian Darling KovanicGeorge JohnsonSvend-Erik EriksenGraydon McCrea
Produced by the National Film Board of Canada with the participation of Odd Squad Productions Society.
Inspired by the hit documentary Through a Blue Lens, Flipping the World is an astonishingly honest look at the world of youth and drug addiction, told by those who have been there. A culturally diverse group of seven high school students meets with members of the Odd Squad--Vancouver police officers who, since 1998, have been filming people addicted to drugs. But this is no ordinary school anti-drug presentation. The students talk to the cops, then meet young people who are in recovery, and others still struggling with drug addiction. In the process, their views on drugs and the people who use them undergo important shifts. The students become more understanding and empathetic--and they reveal their own drug experiences. An important discussion-starter, Flipping the World provides a wealth of teachable moments for educators and others who work with young people.
Availability
Subject categories
- Law and Crime > AdolescentsDrug Traffic and Substance AbuseJuvenile DelinquencyPolice Operations
- Social Issues > AdolescentsJuvenile DelinquencySubstance AbuseUrban LifeYoung Adults
- Health and Medicine > Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco
- Children and Youth > Juvenile DelinquencyLiving ConditionsRunaways and Street ChildrenSubstance Abuse
- Diversity > Diversity in Communities
- Health/Personal Development > Mental Health/Stress/Suicide
Credits
- participation
- Leif Bridgman
- Rory Hansen
- Dannella Morrison
- Candice Scantlebury
- Justin Sekiguchi
- Erin Wilson
- Mandy Wong
- group facilitators
- Al Arsenault
- Dave Kolb
- director
- Moira Simpson
- producer
- Gillian Darling Kovanic
- George Johnson
- editor
- Debra Rurak
- director of photography
- Doug Sjoquist
- music composer
- Dennis Burke
- production manager
- Carmen Pollard
- location sound
- Lisa Kolisnyk
- additional cinematography
- Toby Hinton
- Moira Simpson
- still photography
- Rosamond Norbury
- Al Arsenault
- Len Hollingsworth
- Richard Sinclair
- production assistant
- Teri Snelgrove
- Doug Sinclair
- Candice Scantlebury
- Jeremy Catherall
- James Braaten
- sound design
- Orca Pacific Productions
- mix
- Orca Pacific Productions
- post-production
- Rainmaker Digital Pictures
- production supervisor
- Kathryn Lynch
- program administrator
- Bruce Hagerman
- executive producer
- Svend-Erik Eriksen
- Graydon McCrea
Awards
- Award for Most Inspirational Short film or Video - given by the Youth Jury (Ages 9 +)Reel to Real International Film Festival for Youth and Families
- Best Screenwriter Award - Moira SimpsonLeo Awards
- Best Director Award - Moira SimpsonLeo Awards
- Award for Best Youth or Children's Program or SeriesLeo Awards
- Award of ExcellenceItinerant - AMTEC