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 'Beyond the Blue Lens' will destroy the myth that drug abuse affects just the user as life and death unfolds in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver. Set in Vancouver's drug-infested Downtown Eastside, 'Tears for April' follows the short, tragic life of April Reoch as told by the newly-retired beat cop who first warned the fresh-faced 17-year old to leave the street. Within six months April was hooked on drugs and prostituting herself. We follow April's life-and-death struggle: From those first days on the street, through her struggles to get clean, to finding her body on Christmas Day, and into jail where her murderer laments her death. Five other characters, also seen in 'Through a Blue Lens' (1999), are woven into this compelling drama.
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Crystal Meth has roared across the globe, leaving in its wake wrecked lives, broken dreams and death. Its use has cost millions in policing and health expenditures. Scathed looks at the problem through the eyes of the current and recovering users and their families, health-care workers and police. The documentary dramatically shows that using crystal meth is not a game. Scathed is suitable for high school students, their parents, educators, and anyone interested in understanding the seductive lure of illicit drugs.
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This high impact video deals with the highly dangerous and destructive criminal act of stealing cars. RCMP officer Tim Shields explains the vast majority of car thieves are drug addicts. They steal cars and trucks so that they can commit other crimes in order to raise cash to buy more drugs. All too many times, death ensues.
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 Odd Squad's landmark video project about the lives of half a dozen drug addicts scratching out a hellish existence in Vancouver's notorious Downtown Eastside was produced by the National Film Board of Canada. 'Through a Blue Lens' has proven to be the NFB's most successful video in their 65+ year history. The trials and tribulations of these drug addicted film subjects were captured and released to the viewing public to worldwide acclaim. The film delivers a simple but powerful message regarding the perils about drug abuse. The film humanizes the addicts but it also portrays the police officers chronicling the life on the mean streets of Vancouver's Skid Road as caring and compassionate people.
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 Based on the popular video 'Through a Blue Lens', this video was made for junior high students who are seeking the ugly truth about where drugs can lead. A hand-picked group of students are lead through a weekend of self-discovery by two Odd Squad officers as they meet drug addicts who give them the skinny on drugs. The students' attitudes change dramatically when faced with the realities of drug addiction, given from the horse's mouth.
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