Four Feet Up
Youth, Fighting Poverty & Harm Reduction
47 mins
Four Feet Up is an intimate portrayal of child poverty in Canada by award-winning photographer and documentary filmmaker Nance Ackerman. Twenty years after the promise of the House of Commons 'to eliminate poverty among Canadian children,' 8-year-old Isaiah contemplates what 'less fortunate' means as he finds his voice through his own magical drawings and photographs. Four Feet Up invites us into the lives of this determined family, revealing an intimate and touching experience of child poverty in one of the world's richest nations.
Nance Ackerman
Writer
Nance Ackerman
Director
Nance Ackerman
Editor
Annette Clarke
Producer
Roz Power
Editor
Nance Ackerman
Music
Jamie Alcorn
Music
Patsy Coughran
Production Supervisor
Jamie Alcorn
Sound Recordist
Shelley Craig
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Aram Kouyoumdjian
Sound Recordist
Eva Madden
Sound Recordist
John Rosborough
Sound Recordist
Paul Steffler
Sound Designer
Paul Steffler
Sound Editor
Jean Paul Vialard
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Nance Ackerman
Still Photographer
Jason Buxton
Additional Photography
Katrina Swift
Additional Photography
John Walker
Additional Photography
Tim Wilson
Additional Photography
Steve Cook
Online Editor
Lawrence Jackman
Consulting Editor
Trevor Schellinck
Assistant Editor
Lisa Clarke
Transcriptions
Stephanie Coolen
Production Coordinator
Candice Desormeaux
Archival Footage Research
Vanessa Larsen
Production Coordinator
John William Lutz
Administration
Katie McKay
Archival Footage Research