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Coldest Night launching with Us and Them
As a kick off to the Coldest Night of the Year, Homeless Outreach & Prevention, with support from our sponsors The Heid-Out Restaurant and Brewhouse and the Keys to Home Project, are pleased to be bringing ‘Us and Them’ to Cranbrook.
Us and Them is a powerful documentary that has gained national recognition for bringing attention to the issues of homelessness and addiction.
The screening will take place on: Monday, November the 13 at 7 p.m. at the Columbia Theatre in Cranbrook.
Tickets are by donation with all proceeds going to the Homeless Outreach & Prevention Program.
Tickets are available at the theatre or can be picked up in advance at Community Connections Society of Southeast BC at 209 A-16th Avenue North, Monday to Friday between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. As seating is limited it is advised that tickets are picked up in advance.
The theatre is offering a discounted rate on a medium combo at concession for the Us and Them screening only.
Us and Them has been touring Canadian communities in 2017 and the response after every show has been incredible. Audience members are leaving with a newfound compassion and desire to help the chronically homeless.
Us and Them was written and directed by Krista Loughton and award-winning filmmaker Jennifer Abbott who joined the project in 2013. Abbott is the co-director and editor of the widely acclaimed film The Corporation, one of Canada’s most successful documentaries.
The Canadian tour of Us and Them included an exclusive screening on Parliament Hill for all of Canada’s MPs on September 26. The event was hosted by the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development.
Filmed over a decade, Us and Them is a deeply visceral film about transformation through human connection. It all begins when filmmaker Krista Loughton is questioned by addiction expert Dr. Gabor Maté about her need to relieve pain in the world. This takes her back in time when she befriended four chronically homeless people in an effort to help them heal their lives.
Under the mentorship of Hereditary Chief Phil Lane Jr., Krista decides to teach her friends how to balance on the First Nations Medicine Wheel. In the beginning, there is connection and hope, but unfortunately, none are able to conquer their addictions or significantly change their lives. And then when tragedy strikes, out of her league, Krista seeks out the counsel of Dr. Maté, who forces her to confront her own motivations. Krista confesses her own emotional struggles with her remaining street friends. They display an extraordinary empathy and wisdom no one could have anticipated.
Through Coldest Night of the Year and Us and Them, the communities of Cranbrook and Kimberley are linking with national efforts to raise awareness about homelessness and addiction through a compassionate lens. At a time when Canada is in the midst of both a housing and opioid crisis, a national effort to raise awareness about homelessness and addiction through a compassionate lens has never been more relevant.
Erin Pan and Tracy Pound of Homeless Outreach & Prevention will be in attendance and will be available after the screening to provide support and to answer questions pertaining to the local homelessness situation.
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