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Through a Blue Lens - DVD
Catalogue Number: NFB521552
Producer: National Film Board Of Canada
Producers: Gillian Darling Kovanic, Graydon McCrea
Directors: Veronica Alice Mannix
Producing Agencies: National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), Office national du film du Canada (Montreal)
Subject: Abuse, Canadian Social Studies, Criminal Justice & Law, Documentary, Health and Medicine, Media and Communications, Social Issues, Social Studies
Language: English
Grade Level: Post Secondary
Country Of Origin: Canada
Copyright Year: 1999
Running Time: 52:08
Closed Captions: Yes
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Through a Blue Lens - DVD 
Catalogue Number: NFB521552
Producer: National Film Board Of Canada
Producers: Gillian Darling Kovanic, Graydon McCrea
Directors: Veronica Alice Mannix
Producing Agencies: National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), Office national du film du Canada (Montreal)
Subject: Abuse, Canadian Social Studies, Criminal Justice & Law, Documentary, Health and Medicine, Media and Communications, Social Issues, Social Studies
Language: English
Grade Level: Post Secondary
Country Of Origin: Canada
Copyright Year: 1999
Running Time: 52:08
Closed Captions: Yes
Click here for pricing
This gripping documentary takes a powerful look at the lives of people with substance use disorder in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Filmmaker Veronica Alice Mannix follows Constable Al Arsenault and six other police officers on their daily beat, documenting their unique relationships with people who speak candidly about their painful past experiences, their drug addiction, and life on the street.