Documentary shines light on Saskatoon's poor, homeless

Adocumentary shot in Saskatoon's inner city will premiere tonight at the Roxy Theatre.

A Chance To Speakexamineshomelessness, abuseand the streetsof Saskatoon as experienced by the city's poorest residents.

"What's it like to sit on the street corner and ask for change and just have people walk by you and walk by and walk by and not even acknowledge your existence?" Boldicksaid.

"I wanted to acknowledge that existence and just talk. And get a dialogue going."

Boldick saidthe 45-minute documentary tooksix months to shoot. He's hopeful people from all walks of life will attend the free screenings at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

It will befollowed by a panel discussion that includes thesubjects of the documentary as well as the crew members.

"I want everybody to see it," Boldicksaid. "Let's start talking. Let's start listening to each other."

His production company hopes to bring the documentary to schools, churchesand reservesacross Saskatchewan later this fall.