Tears for April: Beyond the Blue Lens

Tears for April: Beyond the Blue Lens (2007)

November 30th, 20071h 14min

Documentary
0%

Overview

In the late 1990s, some officers at Vancouver Police Department made a documentary film (THROUGH A BLUE LENS) about the everyday lives of six drug addicts in Vancouver's skid row, the Downtown Eastside. TEARS FOR APRIL reintroduces us to these six people; with footage shot over a period of nearly ten years, it continues their biography.


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

West End Jungle

West End Jungle


Released on: 1961-12-01
Documentary

1961 documentary about the history and seedy reality of the sex industry in London's Soho.

Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids

Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids


Released on: 2004-12-08
Documentary

Documentary depicting the lives of child prostitutes in the red light district of Songachi, Calcutta...

The Distant Drummer: A Movable Scene

The Distant Drummer: A Movable Scene


Released on: 1970-01-01
Documentary

Robert Mitchum narrates an anti drug propaganda film.

Zurück in Bismuna

Zurück in Bismuna


Released on: 2011-11-04
Documentary

Christian, Finn and Moritz became addicted to drugs as teenagers. In 1999, the film "Bismuna - Ein A...

Too Young To Die: River Phoenix

Too Young To Die: River Phoenix


Released on: 2014-08-09
Documentary

On the night of October 30, 1993, River Phoenix is set to play with his band at the Viper Room on Su...

Love in the Time of Fentanyl

Love in the Time of Fentanyl


Released on: 2023-02-03
Documentary

An intimate portrait of a community fighting to save lives and keep hope alive in a neighborhood rav...

Desolate Rome

Desolate Rome


Released on: 1995-10-01
Documentary

Chronicles of a male homosexual drug addict in 1980's in voice-over with long take scenes from Rome,...

Haida Modern

Haida Modern


Released on: 2019-10-01
Documentary

In the 50 years since he carved his first totem pole, Robert Davidson has come to be regarded as one...

Elton John: Never Too Late

Elton John: Never Too Late


Released on: 2024-11-15
Documentary, Music

Sir Elton John looks back on his life and the astonishing early days of his 50-year career in this e...

Mr. Untouchable

Mr. Untouchable


Released on: 2007-10-25
Crime, Documentary

The true-life story of a Harlem's notorious Nicky Barnes, a junkie turned multimillionaire drug-lord...

Coming Back for More

Coming Back for More


Released on: 2009-01-23
Documentary, Music

Funk legend Sly Stone disappeared from the limelight for more than 20 years. Musicians and the media...

Hunting Matthew Nichols

Hunting Matthew Nichols


Released on: 2024-10-20
Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Documentary

Twenty-three years after her brother mysteriously disappeared, a documentary filmmaker sets out to s...

Comedy Confessions

Comedy Confessions


Released on: 2020-03-19
Documentary

COMEDY CONFESSIONS takes you on a journey into the lives of three struggling comedians who have deci...

Megacities

Megacities


Released on: 1998-08-12
Documentary

Megacities is a documentary about the slums of five different metropolitan cities.

Julia

Julia


Released on: 2013-08-31
Documentary

Julia is a young transgender woman who left her home country of Lithuania. Now living in Germany, sh...

Meth Storm

Meth Storm


Released on: 2017-03-11
Documentary

As police and DEA agents battle sophisticated cartels, rural, economically-disadvantaged users and d...

Faya Dayi

Faya Dayi


Released on: 2021-09-03
Documentary

A spiritual journey into the highlands of Harar, immersed in the rituals of khat, a leaf Sufi Muslim...

The Rankin File: Legacy of a Radical

The Rankin File: Legacy of a Radical


Released on: 2018-05-03
Documentary

A feature documentary investigation into the colourful and sometimes controversial life of Vancouver...

Elvis & Priscilla: Conditional Love

Elvis & Priscilla: Conditional Love


Released on: 2023-06-10
Documentary

Elvis and Priscilla are one of the most famous celebrity couples of all time. But the story that lie...

Five Sex Rooms und eine Küche

Five Sex Rooms und eine Küche


Released on: 2007-12-11
Documentary