Wastings & Pain (2010)
Vancouver's Downtown East side is home to thousands of drug addicts, prostitutes, and the mentally ill. Amateur cameraman K.R.T. spent one summer on these mean streets getting to know longtime homeless drug addicts Ken and Lisa. This seemingly random footage was given to first time writer/director Josh Laner who found a story of people trying to connect in an area where no one seems connected to much of anything. An intimate and surreal look at life on the streets in Canada's most impoverished postal code. This is Josh Laner's first film.
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 58 min
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Language: English
Original Language: en
Keywords
homeless person, drug addiction, vancouver, homeless man
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Wastings & Pain about?
- Vancouver's Downtown East side is home to thousands of drug addicts, prostitutes, and the mentally ill. Amateur cameraman K.R.T. spent one summer on these mean streets getting to know longtime homeless drug addicts Ken and Lisa. This seemingly random footage was given to first time writer/director Josh Laner who found a story of people trying to connect in an area where no one seems connected to much of anything. An intimate and surreal look at life on the streets in Canada's most impoverished postal code. This is Josh Laner's first film.
- How long is Wastings & Pain?
- Wastings & Pain has a runtime of 58m (58 minutes).
- What genre is Wastings & Pain?
- Wastings & Pain is a Documentary film.