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Landlords
November 16, 2012
"Landlords" profiles an ambitious national social experiment called "At Home", that studies the impact of housing on homeless people with mental health issues. This film follows a dedicated social worker from "At Home" who finds apartments for the homeless living in critical conditions.
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How Can A Warm Man Understand A Cold Man?
November 12, 2012
Vac Verikaitis catalogs his own personal descent from globe trotting television producer to another face in the line up for a meal at a Toronto shelter. Today, alone and living on disability Vac is wracked by a depression so severe that getting out of bed is a daily battle. This is an intimate and painful effort to share his own story and perhaps connect audiences to the reality of a life in poverty.
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The People's Guru
November 5, 2012
Fifty year old Simran Khalsa is asked to research the question "Why Poverty?". Working with filmmaker Geoff Bowie, they craft a thoughtful point of view that attempts to turn the question on its head, "Why not poverty?, poverty works so well. It keeps wages down, and prevents people from thinking and figuring out they are under attack".
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No Place Like Home
November 5, 2012
"The Good Neighbours' Club" is a place of comfort and community for men in Toronto who are struggling to make ends meet. You will be surprised by who you find there, they could be your neighbour. Director Karen O'Donnell introduces us to two men who don't fit the stereotype of people in poverty. This brief glimpse into their lives brings the reality of poverty close to home.
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Sarah Helps Out
October 31, 2012
Sarah is 9 years old and holds an annual food drive in support of her local food bank.
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Teo in Toronto
October 29, 2012
"Teo in Toronto" uncovers the roots of what we eat and questions the links between poverty and our food supply. Ten years ago Min Sook Lee shot a documentary about migrant farm workers in south western Ontario. Now she reconnects with Teodoro Martinez, one of the farmers, as he leaves his farm in Leamington, Ontario and travels to Toronto to meet with community activists to talk about poverty, food security and labour rights. The film focuses on Teodoro meeting a group of homeless youth who grow their own food in a community garden located in the west end neighbourhood of Parkdale.
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Daisa
October 22, 2012
"Daisa" is an intimate photo essay featuring Daisa Allurut, an Inuk woman from Arctic Bay, Nunavut, trying to rebuild her life, far from home, in Ottawa. Every day she struggles to find a job, keep an apartment and deal with the fact that her children now live with foster parents. Daisa tells us about her personal fight against poverty and alcohol, how her life unravelled once she moved away from home, how it feels to be an Inuit person living in the nation's capital. Director Sonia Bolieau is a bilingual, award winning Mohawk director and writer who recently was awarded the Diversity Award at Le Gala des Prix Gémeaux for her documentary "Last Call Indian".
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The Treasure
October 17, 2012
What are a poor person's treasures? Welfare regulations say that poor people's "treasures" cannot have any significant material value, but these objects represent a very personal link with their own world.
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TVOkids Super Citizen Award - Sarah
September 3, 2012
Sarah is 9 years old and holds an annual food drive in support of her local food bank
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TVOkids Super Citizen Award - Megan and Kait
February 8, 2012
Megan and Kait, two best friends, raise money for breast cancer research by making and selling 'beaded' spider.
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TVOKids Super Citizen Award - Jason
February 1, 2012
Jason is an eleven year old child who enjoys talking at schools about cancer. He hopes to inspire and motivate kids to help out in their own communities.
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TVOkids Super Citizen Award - Maya
January 25, 2012
Maya is 12 years old and loves to use science to help improve the world.
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TVOKids Super Citizen Award - Thomas
January 18, 2012
Thomas is 12 years old and has volunteered over 800 hours at the local retirement home.
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Landlords
"Landlords" profiles an ambitious national social experiment called "At Home", that studies the impact of housing on homeless people with mental health issues. This film follows a dedicated social worker from "At Home" who finds apartments for the homeless living in critical conditions.
