Vancouver: No Fixed Address
The free market costs.
Genres
Overview
There is no topic that unites all of Vancouver quite like that of housing. At every dinner party, social gathering, or chance meeting in the street, everyone has an opinion, and they want to share it. Charles Wilkinson’s new film Vancouver: No Fixed Address tackles the subject from a multiplicity of perspectives. A chorus of voices chime in — everyone from David Suzuki, to Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson, Seth Klein, Condo King Bob Rennie, Senator Yuen Pau Woo, and lots of regular Vancouver citizens.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
75 min
Release Date
2017-05-19
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
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Vote Average
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Quelemia Sparrow
Self
David Suzuki
Self
Angel Chang
Self
Rosalind Sadowski
Self
Cal Anderson
Self
Ray Wong
Self
Shannon Galt
Self
Fayyaz Alimohamed
Self
Bob Rennie
Self
Sandy Garossino
Self
Margaret Stephens
Self
David Ley
Self
Yuen Pau Woo
Self
Pei Huang
Self
Maurice Bilovus
Self
Seth Klein
Self
Sphenia Jones
Self
Gregor Robertson
Self
Timo McElderry
Self
Thomas Sloss
Self
Katie Beardsley
Self
Samantha Gambling
Self
Jamila Nazerali
Self
Dave Hilborn
Self
Piers Bonifant
Self
Sam Cooper
Self
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