"This feature documentary is considered to be the forerunner of the NFB's Challenge for Change Program. The film offers in inside look at 3 weeks in the life of the Bailey family. Trouble with the police, begging for stale bread, and the birth of another child are just some of the issues they face. Through it all, the father tries to explain his family's predicament. Although filmed in Montreal, the film offers an anatomy of poverty as it occurs throughout North America." - NFB
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- Released
- Production
- ONF | NFB
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Tanya Ballantyne Tree · Director
Paul Leach · Cinematographer
William Brind · Editor
John Kemeny · Producer
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