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The Point: Community Legal Clinic
197227 min 57 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Grant Kennedy
Production: Roger HartLen Chatwin
Citizens of Point St. Charles, a bilingual district in Montréal's inner city, found a solution to the lack of adequate legal aid in their community by forming a legal clinic with salaried lawyers and student volunteers from university law faculties. In this film citizens and volunteers talk about the project, how it was initiated, and how it now serves the needs of people who lack the money for the fees of legal professionals.
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Subject categories
- Social Issues > Canadian CommunitiesSocial ChangeSocial ServicesSocial Services in CanadaUrban Life
- Law and Crime > Legal AidLegal System, Personnel and Proceedings
- Urbanism > Montreal and Neighbourhoods
- Social Studies > Contemporary IssuesLawSocial Policies and Programs
Credits
- director
- Grant Kennedy
- producer
- Roger Hart
- executive producer
- Len Chatwin
- camera
- Pierre Mignot
- Jean-Pierre Lachapelle
- Pierre Letarte
- sound
- Bill Fowler
- Jacques Drouin
- editing
- Peter Raymont
- sound editing
- Bill Graziadei
- re-recording
- Roger Lamoureux