COMPETITIONFeatureIN-CINEMASEVENTEEN[COMPETITION]89 minutesNOV 28 / 17:00The lives of three sex workers become intertwined in the crowded corners of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside—and even more so with the workers in question being young, queer, and indigenous. Housing, citizenship, and family are just a few pressing issues weighing on the trio’s minds, sparking heartfelt conversations and crucial decisions. Tamara has lost her passport and needs to find it for a safe return to the US, while Aiden needs to find enough money to put down a deposit on an apartment. December is holding everything and everyone together, but in doing so, she hopes to avoid a daunting phone call back home to her family on the reserve. Not the issues of your average seventeen year old, same with grieving the death of your father, or resenting your dependence on your sugar daddy (who happens to be hooked on cocaine). Nonetheless, hope and resilience find their places in these young people’s lives, in moments of connection—seeing each other, being seen and supported, helping each push through their hectic day to the possibility of a brighter future.
