Carts of Darkness documentary Full Movie written and directed by Murray Siple

Please support the ongoing creation of Walletmoth original art and archives:   / walletmoth   For a follow-up video on Big Al please watch my new short documentary on him, completed February 26, 2021    • Carts of Darkness Big Al Follow-Up Video S...   From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Carts of Darkness Directed by Murray Siple Written by Murray Siple Cinematography Christian Bégin, Mike McKinley, Kevin Shepit Edited by Michael Brockington National Film Board of Canada Release date 2008 Country Canada Carts of Darkness is a 2008 National Film Board of Canada documentary film by Murray Siple about a group of homeless men in North Vancouver who use shopping carts to collect bottles and cans to return for money and race down the city's steep slope for thrills. The subjects in the film control the carts using only their weight and one foot, during descents that cross intersections, with top speeds claimed to be as high as 70 km/h. Siple, a former director of extreme sports videos and an avid skateboarder and snowboarder, became a quadriplegic after a car accident in 1996. His first film after his accident, Carts of Darkness, allowed the filmmaker to regain the excitement he had experienced with extreme sports and to relate to a fellow group of outsiders. Carts of Darkness was shown at public screenings in Vancouver and Victoria, with the film's subjects in attendance. It was also selected for the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.[3] The film received the Leo Award for Best Documentary Program in the Nature/ Environment/Adventure/Science/Technology category and the award for the best documentary over 30 minutes at the Picture This Film Festival in Calgary, currently on Amazon Prime in HD. From theHomelessHub.com Murray Siple's feature-length documentary follows a group of homeless men who have combined bottle picking with the extreme sport of racing shopping carts down the steep hills of North Vancouver. This subculture depicts street life as much more than the stereotypes portrayed in mainstream media. The film takes a deep look into the lives of the men who race carts, the adversity they face and the appeal of cart racing despite the risk. Shot in high definition and featuring tracks from Black Mountain, Ladyhawk, Vetiver, Bison, and Alan Boyd of Little Sparta.