No Address

198855 min 58 secFilm: Documentary

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Direction: Alanis Obomsawin

Production: Marrin CanellAlanis ObomsawinColin Neale

Script: Alanis Obomsawin

Far from home and cut off from family and friends, Montreal’s Indigenous homeless population is the focus of No Address. Dreams of a better life in the big city can be met with harsh realities, as the individuals in this documentary recount. Often trying to flee circumstances created by colonialism and the effects of assimilation, the First Nations and Inuit people in this work share frank stories about their lives and the paths that took them to the streets of Montreal. Alanis Obomsawin presents an honest, stark portrayal of endemic homelessness while giving voice to those so often overlooked or made invisible on the streets of every city in Canada. 

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Subject categories


  • Indigenous Peoples in Canada (First Nations and Métis) > Adolescents and Young AdultsQuébec and OntarioSocial ProblemsUrban Life
  • Social Issues > Indigenous PeoplesSocial ProblemsSocial ServicesSocial Services in CanadaYoung Adults
  • Indigenous Peoples in Canada (Inuit) > Labrador and QuébecSocial Problems
  • Family Studies/Home Economics > Housing
  • Indigenous Studies > Identity/SocietyIssues and Contemporary Challenges
  • Health/Personal Development > Mental Health/Stress/Suicide
  • Community > Poverty, Welfare, Social Service Delivery, Homelessness, Inequality Urbanization, Relocation

Credits


director
Alanis Obomsawin
script
Alanis Obomsawin
producer
Marrin Canell
Alanis Obomsawin
executive producer
Colin Neale
camera
Roger Rochat
sound
Jacques Drouin
Yves Gendron
editing
Marrin Canell
sound editing
Wojtek Klis
re-recording
Hans Peter Strobl
music
Dominique Tremblay

Awards


  • Best Documentary AwardAnnual American Indian Film Festival
  • Honorable Mention - Category: Social Issues International Film and Video Festival