No Address

Directed by Alanis Obomsawin

Canada, 1988 (documentary, 56 minutes, English)

Also known as "Sans adresse"

Image: © National Film Board of Canada

Film Description:
"Many Native people come to Montréal searching for jobs and a better life. They come without money, without friends, without jobs, and very quickly become part of the homeless population that lives on the streets. In No Address, Native filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin examines the plight of these people—dislocated from their traditional values, alienated from the rest of the population, torn between staying and returning home. She also looks at the Montréal Native Friendship Centre and other organizations that are attempting to help these individuals."
-- National Film Board of Canada (source)

Film Credits (partial):
Written by:	Alanis Obomsawin
Produced by:	Marrin Canell, Alanis Obomsawin, Colin Neale
Film Editing:	Marrin Canell
Music:	Dominique Tremblay
Production Company:	National Film Board of Canada

(sources)

Quote about No Address

"Working in a classic mode of documentary, [Alanis] Obomsawin exposes an overlooked social problem and reveals how ordinary Native men and women have become orphans of the city. She profiles young Native women who leave their reserves and find themselves on cold urban streets, disconnected from family, tradition, and even social services that might help them—the title refers to the inability of the welfare system to even locate many street people."
-- Randolph Lewis (source)

Bibliography for No Address

Brief Sections of Books

Lewis, Randolph. Alanis Obomsawin: The Vision of a Native Filmmaker. American Indian Lives. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2006. (pp. 56-58)

Articles from Newspapers, Magazines, or News Websites

Guttman, Naomi. "No Address." Review of No Address. Cinema Canada, October 1989.

Web Sites about No Address

National Film Board of Canada. "NFB -- No Address." National Film Board of Canada. http://nfb.ca/trouverunfilm/fichefilm.php?id=17894&v=h&lg=en&exp=.
Office national du film du Canada. "ONF -- Sans adresse." Office national du film du Canada. http://nfb.ca/trouverunfilm/fichefilm.php?id=4641&v=h&lg=fr&exp=. [in French]