Documentary
Chronicles the modern-day David and Goliath tale amidst North America's housing crisis. During the pandemic, Khaleel Seivwright, a young Toronto carpenter, builds life-saving shelters for unhoused people facing the winter outside. His actions attracted international acclaim but also staunch opposition from the city government, portraying a compelling narrative set against the backdrop of societal challenges and governmental resistance.
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Trainwreck: Mayor of Mayhem
Un jour ça ira
49 Up
Anything is Possible: A Serge Ibaka Story
Exergo
Petit Rempart
Deleted
Dark Days
Berlin Ulysses
Solace in the Dark
The Re-Up
Hotel 22
Lost in America
Lost and Found
The Oasis
Streetwise
Days on Designers
Across This Land with Stompin' Tom Connors
Carts of Darkness
The Last Ride
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Trainwreck: Mayor of Mayhem
IMDB 6.4 | Jun , 2025
Rob Ford scandalized Canadian politics as the brash yet beloved mayor of Toronto — until an infamous video of him smoking crack sparked his downfall.Un jour ça ira
IMDB 8.3 | Feb , 2018
Djibi and Ange, two teenagers living on the streets, arrive at the Archipel, an emergency shelter in the heart of Paris. This documentary is a look at the Archipel, a shelter offering an innovative way to welcome families living on the streets.49 Up
IMDB 7.3 | Oct , 2006
49 Up is the seventh film in a series of landmark documentaries that began 42 years ago when UK-based Granada's World in Action team, inspired by the Jesuit maxim "Give me the child until he is seven and I will give you the man," interviewed a diverse group of seven-year-old children from all over England, asking them about their lives and their dreams for the future. Michael Apted, a researcher for the original film, has returned to interview the "children" every seven years since, at ages 14, 21, 28, 35, 42 and now again at age 49.In this latest chapter, more life-changing decisions are revealed, more shocking announcements made and more of the original group take part than ever before, speaking out on a variety of subjects including love, marriage, career, class and prejudice.Anything is Possible: A Serge Ibaka Story
IMDB 7.5 | Dec , 2019
From a boy on the streets of the Congo to becoming an NBA champion, Serge Ibaka has risen to a level even he can hardly believe. Watch as he brings the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy back to Africa for the first time, and re-visits all the places he used to go as a young man in this emotional journey.Exergo
IMDB 0 | May , 2024
Departing from peripheral details of some paintings of the Bilbao Fine Arts Museum, a female narrator unravels several stories related to the economic, social and psychological conditions of past and current artists.Petit Rempart
IMDB 0 | Apr , 2025
Mariem, 53, a former estate agent, has been living at a shelter for several months. Surrounded by women in far more precarious circumstances than herself, she tries to regard her unprecedented social downfall as an immersion in real life. By the time she leaves, Mariem’s view of the world will have changed forever, enriched by all the women she has met along the way.Deleted
IMDB 0 | Feb , 2026
A short documentary following the last 5 hours of a 59-years-old man, Ahmed before becoming homeless due to the late payments and bureaucracy by the Department for Work and Pensions.Dark Days
IMDB 7.2 | Aug , 2000
A cinematic portrait of the homeless population who live permanently in the underground tunnels of New York City.Berlin Ulysses
IMDB 0 | Mar , 2024
Successfully completed your studies - now what? Raffly already has a lucrative job offer from a large German company, but neither an apartment nor a work permit.Solace in the Dark
IMDB 0 | Sep , 2011
A retrospective documentary on 9/11 in connection with the 2001 Toronto International Film Festival.The Re-Up
IMDB 0 | Nov , 2012
A backstage and on-stage look at Nicki Minaj's career during the Pink Friday Tour, festivals, and more.Hotel 22
IMDB 6.5 | Oct , 2014
Each night in Silicon Valley, the Line 22 transforms from a public city bus into an unofficial shelter for the homeless in one of the richest parts of the world.Lost in America
IMDB 0 | Nov , 2019
Following director Rotimi Rainwater, a former homeless youth, as he travels the country to shine a light on the epidemic of youth homelessness in America.Lost and Found
IMDB 10 | Feb , 2022
An inspiring feature documentary film about overcoming homelessness and addiction in the City of Los Angeles.The Oasis
IMDB 0 | Apr , 2008
Tough kids from tough backgrounds living dangerous lives - these are the young people of the Oasis, a grimy brick youth refuge in inner-city Sydney. No story is too horrific, no circumstance too dire, no kid too damaged for its tireless director, Captain Paul Moulds. Father figure, counselor, saviour and an orphan himself, Paul is nothing short of a legend amongst those who stumble in at breaking point with nowhere left to go. This raw observational documentary filmed over two years captures Paul's daily battle to save these lost children of the so-called "Lucky Country".Streetwise
IMDB 7.5 | Dec , 1984
This documentary about teenagers living on the streets in Seattle began as a magazine article. The film follows nine teenagers who discuss how they live by panhandling, prostitution, and petty theft.Days on Designers
IMDB 6 | Mar , 2016
Geri is a serious drug addict, using designer drugs intravenously. Between two flashes, he lives an active social life on the streets of Budapest, in a subculture that "normal" people cannot see.Across This Land with Stompin' Tom Connors
IMDB 5.5 | Nov , 1973
Stompin' Tom performs live at the Horseshoe Tavern on Queen St. in Toronto.Carts of Darkness
IMDB 6.9 | Apr , 2008
In the picture-postcard community of North Vancouver, filmmaker Murray Siple follows men who have turned bottle-picking, their primary source of income, into the extreme sport of shopping cart racing. Enduring hardships from everyday life on the streets of Vancouver, this sub-culture depicts street life as much more than stereotypes portrayed in mainstream media. The films takes a deep look into the lives of the men who race carts, the adversity they face, and the appeal of cart racing despite the risk.The Last Ride
IMDB 0 | Feb , 2025
A journey among the forgotten: U.S. citizens experiencing homelessness, forced to live in extreme marginalization. Giving voice to these wounded souls is the unmistakable sound of Tom Waits.