Fix: The Story of an Addicted City
2002
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Synopsis
Dean Wilson may be Canada’s most powerful junkie. He shoots heroin in Vancouver’s downtown Eastside and strategizes with federal health policy advisors. He is the president of a network of street-level drug users demanding that Vancouver open North America’s first safe injection site – the most controversial step of a daring new drug strategy. Users, residents, activists and police clash while Dean struggles to shake his addiction and discovers an unlikely ally in Vancouver’s conservative mayor.
Key facts
Original language
English
Crew
Producer
Betsy Carson
Cinematography
Kirk Tougas, Nettie Wild
Editing
Reginald Harkema
Music
Dennis Burke, Salvador Ferreras
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Festival History
- DOXA Documentary Film Festival 2021 generic
- Toronto International Film Festival 2002 generic
- Vancouver International Film Festival 2002 generic
Titles
| Original title | Fix: The Story of an Addicted City | English |
| Alternate title | FIX : une ville sous influence |
Versions & editions
| Original version (English) |
Full credits
| Director | Nettie Wild |
| Producer | Betsy Carson |
| Executive producer | Gary Marcuse |
| Cinematography | Kirk Tougas, Nettie Wild |
| Editing | Reginald Harkema |
| Music | Dennis Burke, Salvador Ferreras |
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
