Documentary on homelessness coming to North Battleford
A special documentary on homelessness will be coming to North Battleford for a free screening Friday afternoon.
The screening of Us and Them is presented by the Battlefords Indian Métis Friendship Center, and the Battlefords Affordable Housing and Homelessness Committee is helping organize the event.
“This event is important in order to increase compassion and empathy in the community for individuals in vulnerable circumstances,” Committee Chair Liana Clinton said in an email to battlefordsNOW. “By looking at homelessness and addiction through a compassionate lens perhaps we can begin to break down some of the misconceptions about why people end up in vulnerable circumstances, and encourage proactive solutions to the situation.”
Krista Loughton and Jennifer Abbott co-directed and wrote the film. Loughton said she will be attending the screening in N.B. and will be available to discuss the film with the audience after the event.