
Carts of Darkness
In the picture-postcard community of North Vancouver, filmmaker Murray Siple follows men who have turned bottle-picking, their primary source of income, into the extreme sport of shopping cart racing.
Enduring hardships from everyday life on the streets of Vancouver, this sub-culture depicts street life as much more than stereotypes portrayed in mainstream media. The films takes a deep look into the lives of the men who race carts, the adversity they face, and the appeal of cart racing despite the risk.
Absolutely awesome doco!!
A brilliant concept that has been handled with respect and integrity….
why cant I watch this in the US?
Hi,
I’ve added two alternative links.
If you have any further issues, please let me know.
I’ve watched many docs, but this one stands out. Great documentary!
All are unavailable in the us. Shame as it looks good.
Hi,
thank you for notifying me – I’ll look around for a US friendly video. Until then, here’s a trailer of the documentary. I’m hoping it isn’t blocked either :)
This is possibly one of the greatest documentaries I have ever seen hands down. Felt sad for the old guy at the end in his empty house, least he got a place though!
I cannot describe how good this documentary really is. It is truely amazing! 6 pumpkins ain’t enough! Give me 600!
ACKKKK!! Great reviews. I was looking forward to watching it (in the US) Any idea when a version will be available for us?
None, so far I haven’t come across a US edition – still searching.
The youtube video seems to be blocked in my region. But the alternate url http://www.nfb.ca/film/carts_of_darkness does work. Thanks for posting the video.
Good look at people living their lives outside the usual parameters. Money certainly is not everything.
simple, yet inspiring to feel so free…
Great doc! I used to live like that in Portland, Oregon- things have changed with years passed and a move to Ketchikan, Alaska….
This made me feel a whole lot better about being called a gypsie by some Czech zenephobes today. However judgemental people in Canada are, at least they aint Czech…sheesh
Carts of Darkness is very good documentary. I was a bottler in downtown Vancouver for a few years. There aren’t any around any more. They all just disappeared.