This film puts a human face on the statistics relating to women and poverty. Closely monitored to ensure that they are conforming to all rules and regulations, the women featured in this video must accept having their rights and privacy violated. We share through their eyes, their voices and their experiences, what it feels like to be poor and to raise children under the scrutiny of an unsympathetic welfare system.
Directed by Christene A. Browne
Canada, 1993, 54 Minutes, Color, Documentary, English
A National Film Board of Canada production
Featuring: Original music from Four The Moment
Winner of a SPECIAL JURY PRIZE,
Nominated in Best Public Affairs Documentary and Best Original Musical Score categories at Yorkton Short Film and Video Festival
Winner of BRONZE APPLE AWARD at 25th National Educational Film and Video Festival