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Carts of Darkness

Murray Siple, 2008, 59 min 27 s
Murray Siple's feature-length documentary follows a group of homeless men who have combined bottle picking with the extreme sport ...
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Murray Siple's feature-length documentary follows a group of homeless men who have combined bottle picking with the extreme sport of racing shopping carts down the steep hills of North Vancouver. This subculture depicts street life as much more than the stereotypes portrayed in mainstream media. The film 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. Shot in high-definition and featuring tracks from Black Mountain, Ladyhawk, Vetiver, Bison, and Alan Boyd of Little Sparta.
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  • Carts of Darkness

    Carts of Darkness

    In the picture-postcard community of North Vancouver, local bottle pickers-many of them homeless-race shopping carts down the steep hills. Murray Siple, a former snowboarder, borrows the cinematic language of extreme sports films to capture the risk and intensity of life on the very edge. Carts of Darkness, shot in stunning high-definition, features music from Black Mountain, Ladyhawk, Vetiver, Bison, and Alan Boyd, of Little Sparta.

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