The Point

Canada, 1978

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Point St. Charles is a notoriously bleak neighborhood in Montreal, considered to be one of the toughest in all of Canada. Many of the residents are English-speaking and of Irish origin living in a French speaking community; many of them are also on welfare. It is a district poor in terms of community facilities, high unemployment, lack of educational facilities and opportunities, and juvenile crime. Voice and narration by Budd Knapp.

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Credits

director

Robert Duncan

producer

William Weintraub

production company

ONF | NFB

Duration

00:48:11:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1978

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

313290

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Biculturalism - Canada

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Canada - English-French relations

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Cities and towns - Canada

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Family - Canada

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Montreal (Quebec)

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Canada

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Biculturalism - Canada

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Canada - Economic conditions

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Canada - English-French relations

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Canada - Race relations

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Canada - Social conditions

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Culture - Social aspects

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Culture conflict

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Multiculturalism

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Poverty

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Public welfare - Canada

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social classes

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social conflict

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social problems

History → Canada - English-French relations

Places → Cities and towns - Canada

Places → Montreal (Quebec)

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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