Warrior Boyz + Carts of Darkness

Warrior Boyz
Canada 2008. Director: Baljit Sangra

“To date, more than a hundred young men from the South Asian community have died in gang-related violence in Metro Vancouver. Behind the body count and the headline news stories, a far different battle is being waged: educators, parents and others on the front lines of gang violence are taking action. Director Baljit Sangra focuses on the experience of two young men and the people who are fighting to help them resist the deadly lure of gangs.Warrior Boyz takes an unflinching look at the root causes of gang violence, but more importantly, it also offers real solutions and hard-fought hope for the future” (DOXA Documentary Film Festival). Colour, Digibeta video. 43 mins.

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Carts of Darkness
Canada 2008. Director: Murray Siple

 DIRECTOR MURRAY SIPLE IN PERSON | Murray Siple’s hair-raising documentary profiles a group of homeless men in North Vancouver who have combined their subsistence livelihoods as bottle pickers and binners with the extreme sport of shopping-cart racing – hurtling themselves at breakneck speed down the municipality’s treacherously steep hills. Their unusual subculture defies typical media stereotypes of street life; the film chronicles the men’s personal stories, the adversity they face, and the appeal of their risky pastime. “A strange mix of high-octane action, delicate social probing and charismatic characters that’s hard to ignore, and incredibly fun to watch” (Katherine Monk, Vancouver Sun). Colour, Digibeta video. 59 mins.