Documentary shines light on Saskatoon's poor, homeless

A documentary shot in Saskatoon's inner city will premiere tonight at the Roxy Theatre.

A Chance To Speak examines homelessness, abuse and the streets of Saskatoon as experienced by the city's poorest residents. 

"What's it like to sit on the street corner and ask for change and just have people walk by you and walk by and walk by and not even acknowledge your existence?" Boldick said.

"I wanted to acknowledge that existence and just talk. And get a dialogue going."

Boldick said the 45-minute documentary took six months to shoot. He's hopeful people from all walks of life will attend the free screenings at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. 

It will be followed by a panel discussion that includes the subjects of the documentary as well as the crew members.

"I want everybody to see it," Boldick said. "Let's start talking. Let's start listening to each other."

His production company hopes to bring the documentary to schools, churches and reserves across Saskatchewan later this fall.