Four Feet Up
Youth, Fighting Poverty & Harm Reduction
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Writer: Nance Ackerman
Director: Nance Ackerman
Producer: Annette Clarke
Director of Photography: Christopher Ball
