Tears For April

Streaming video - 2011

This film destroys the myth that drug abuse affects just the user, as life and death unfolds in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver. 'Tears for April: Beyond the Blue Lens' follows the short, tragic life of April Reoch as told by Al Arsenault, the beat cop who first warned the fresh-faced 17-year-old to leave the streets. Within six months, April was hooked on drugs and prostituting herself.. We follow April’s life-and-death struggle: from those first days on the street, through her struggles to get clean, to finding her body on Christmas Day. Her killer laments her death in jail. Five other characters, also seen in 'Through a Blue Lens' (1999), are woven into this compelling and visceral documentary which serves as a ...strong caveat to those wishing to play the dangerous game of 'drug roulette'..

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Genres
Documentary films
Published
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Odd Squad Productions 2011.
2016.
Language
English
Online Access
A Kanopy streaming video
Cover Image
Item Description
In Process Record.
Title from title frames.
Playlist
Physical Description
1 online resource (streaming video file) (148 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Playing Time
02:27:52
Format
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Access
AVAILABLE FOR USE ONLY BY IOWA CITY AND RESIDENTS OF THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HILLS, AND LONE TREE (IA).