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The Street

"A raw nerve of a film"
—VANCOUVER SUN

Director    Trailer     Credits    Photos    Contacts    Press    Screenings

A film with the homeless
The Street is a moving and intimate study of three homeless Montrealers, with a unique approach that is neither voyeuristic nor judgmental. Characters experience cycles of addiction and recovery, hope and despair, but rise above with a sense of dignity, humanity, and community.
The film explores the social and economic complexities of homelessness without relying on mediated and damaging stereotypes. Through its emotional appeal, it works to transcend the statistical and emotional haze which surrounds most public commentary on the homeless. In doing so, it ultimately bridges the gap between compassion and action – between ‘us’ and ‘them’.
By concentrating on just three individuals, the film makes the ‘homeless problem’ a personal one, allowing audiences to experience a more personal side of homelessness.

Year

1996

Duration

78 Minutes

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About The Director

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Daniel Cross is a multi-disciplined award winning documentary filmmaker who has made his mark with films concerning the issues of homelessness in Canada. His feature length films, THE STREET: a film with the homeless and S.P.I.T: Squeegee Punks in Traffic received theatrical distribution and critical acclaim. They are reflective of his artistic philosophy that film is a medium for affecting social and political change. Daniel also has experience in TV broadcast, having directed and produced the Gemini nominated Too Colourful for the League and George, From Athens to Beijing currently in production with CTV, BBC Storyville and TV2 Denmark. His latest film is I am The Blues.
In addition to making films, Daniel is active in the film community, serving as an executive on national boards, including the CMPA and DOC . He also teaches film production at Concordia University and has taught at the University of Regina.

Trailer

Credits

Directors Daniel Cross Richard Boyce

Producer Daniel Cross

Editor Peter Wintonick

Sound Greg Glynn Patricia Tassinari

Executive Producer Peter Wintonick

Contacts

Screenings

Camille Jacques at EyeSteelFilm

Photos

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PRESS

“Made over a period of six years, “The Street: A Film With the Homeless” closely follows the occasional ups and all-too-frequent downs in the lives of three homeless men in Montreal. First-time director Daniel Cross makes no attempt to hide his sympathy for the characters he’s portraying, and, in spite of low-tech production values, pic has a raw, visceral force that draws in the viewer; the main characters, a desperate group, are never less than riveting”

Screenings

Vancouver International Film Festival Vancouver International Film Festival
Federal Express People’s Choice Awards for Most Popular Canadian Documentary
Special Jury Feature Award for Documentaries
September 1996, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Vermont International Film Festival
Best Social Documentary
October 1996 Burlington, Vermont

Chicago Film Festival
Silver Hugo Award
September 1998 Chicago, IL

Joan C. Chalmers Awards
Nomination for “Outstanding Canadian Documentary” 1997

Hot Docs International Documentary Festival
People’s Choice Award as Most Popular Film
Nomination for “Best Feature”
April 1997, Toronto, Canada

Message to Man Film Festival
St. Petersburg, Russia

Galway Film Fleadh
July 1996, Galway, Ireland

Cork Film Festival,
November 1996, Cork, Ireland

Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Films,
April 1997, Argentina

Internationales Dokumentarfilmfestival
May 1997 Munich, Germany

Mumbai International Film Festival
Feature Competition
October 1997, Mumbai, India

Atlantic Film Festival
September 1996, Halifax, Nova Scotia