The Downtown Project
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Label
The Downtown Project
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
The Downtown Project
Oclc number
900276187
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Originally produced by National Film Board of Canada in 2011
Runtime
52
Summary
Just a stone{u2019}s throw from downtown Montreal is the largest social housing complex in Quebec. Built in 1959 where the red-light district used to be, Les Habitations Jeanne-Mance have retained something of the area{u2019}s seedy reputation for poverty, prostitution, drugs and violence. But who really knows the projects and the people who live there? Delving beneath the prejudices and stereotypes, director Isabelle Longtin ventured inside the buildings and met the residents. The result is The Downtown Project, a documentary that reveals a complex multi-ethnic reality made up of compelling personal stories and social movements
Technique
live action
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