A documentary that took a decade to make is about to be screened in ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼×ÊÁÏ.
Filmmaker Krista Loughton spent 10 years creating , in which she meets and befriends four homeless people in Victoria, B.C. In Loughton's first feature-length film, she brings a humanizing lens to homelessness.
In ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼×ÊÁÏ, the film's screening hopes to have local impact. After the feature-length documentary is shown, ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼×ÊÁÏ Helping Hands and the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼×ÊÁÏ Community Foundation will host a conversation about the role of a community and creating a sense of belonging will help inform community programming at Under One Roof. The facility is currently under construction in ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼×ÊÁÏ, but will have supportive housing, food programs and facilities as well as other on-site support services.
"People require a social support network, opportunities to learn skills, and discover purpose, to live in a community where they find understanding and belonging," a press release states. "Under One Roof will be that place – operating under the housing first model – providing folks with a home, supports for treatment, counselling and other services without requirements based on their sobriety."
The screening and conversation will be held at the from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Nov. 6.
Everyone is welcome.