The Stairs (2016 film)
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| Directed by | Hugh Gibson |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
The Stairs is a Canadian documentary film by Hugh Gibson, released in 2016.[1] The film, which premiered at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival, centres on the clients and staff of StreetHealth, a harm reduction health clinic in the Regent Park area of Toronto.[2]
The film won the award for Best Canadian Film at the Toronto Film Critics Association Awards 2016.[3] It was a finalist for Best Documentary Film, but did not win.[4]
References[]
- ^ "TIFF Review: ‘The Stairs’". Point of View, September 11, 2016.
- ^ "‘It had to be honest’: How Hugh Gibson captured life in a community of drug users and sex workers". National Post, October 7, 2016.
- ^ "Toronto Film Critics Association names The Stairs best Canadian film of 2016". National Post, January 11, 2017.
- ^ "'Moonlight' Named Best Film by Toronto Film Critics". The Hollywood Reporter, December 11, 2016.
External links[]
- The Stairs at IMDb
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- 2016 films
- 2016 documentary films
- Canadian films
- Canadian documentary films
- Regent Park
- Documentary films about Toronto
- Documentary films about health care
- Harm reduction
- Films shot in Toronto
- English-language Canadian films
- Documentary films about poverty in Canada
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