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Four Feet Up (2008)
Directed by Nance Ackerman
“Youth, Fighting Poverty & Harm Reduction”
Documentary · 47m
Four Feet Up is an intimate portrayal of child poverty in Canada by award-winning photographer and documentary filmmaker Nance Ackerman. Twenty years after the promise of the House of Commons 'to eliminate poverty among Canadian children,' 8-year-old Isaiah contemplates what 'less fortunate' means as he finds his voice through his own magical drawings and photographs. Four Feet Up invites us into the lives of this determined family, revealing an intimate and touching experience of child poverty in one of the world's richest nations.
Crew
- Director
- Nance Ackerman
- Writer
- Nance Ackerman
- Director of Photography
- Christopher Ball
- Editor
- Nance Ackerman, Roz Power
- Producer
- Annette Clarke
Details
- Release date
- 2008-01-01
- Runtime
- 47m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- Canada
- Production
- ONF | NFB