Guests in attendance: Film participants Dr. Gabor Maté, Hereditary Chief Phil Lane Jr., and Krista Loughton will all be in attendance.

Krista Loughton’s very personal, very moving approach to the story of four of Victoria’s street people may make you look at the homeless with renewed compassion and respect.

With a determination to make a difference, Krista befriended four individuals she recognized from her own neighbourhood: Dawnellda Gauthier, a misunderstood 90-pound woman in her late 40s, suffered from night terrors, walked the streets at night, had her teeth knocked out and was prone to violent outbursts; Karen Montgrand, a middle-aged Métis woman with a dry sense of humour, whose horrifying childhood and family tragedy fuelled her alcoholism; Eddie Golko, a drug addict in his 40s who had a spiritual awakening after discovering Buddhism; and Stan Hunter, 60, a former heroin addict with charisma to spare, who used to panhandle outside Wellburn’s market.

The film traces the ups and downs of their struggles with addiction over the years, explores the roots of their difficulties, and the rewards and limits of intervention.