Four Feet Up (2008)

Youth, Fighting Poverty & Harm Reduction

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 47M

Director : Nance Ackerman

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Crews

Nance Ackerman
Nance Ackerman
Director
Nance Ackerman
Nance Ackerman
Writer
Annette Clarke
Annette Clarke
Producer
Christopher Ball
Christopher Ball
Director of Photography
Nance Ackerman
Nance Ackerman
Editor
Roz Power
Roz Power
Editor